Dovie
Dovie was the 4583rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 248th; the most babies were born in 1917 (235). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,566 places. More babies were named Dovie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,583 girls, up 3,078 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1917235 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,086babies recorded
Dovie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,583 | 30 |
| 2020 | #7,661 | 14 |
| 2010 | #10,636 | 10 |
| 2000 | #9,360 | 10 |
| 1990 | #6,575 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,883 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,337 | 19 |
| 1960 | #2,458 | 24 |
| 1950 | #1,382 | 44 |
| 1940 | #754 | 85 |
| 1930 | #584 | 137 |
| 1920 | #494 | 194 |
| 1910 | #365 | 115 |
| 1900 | #263 | 154 |
| 1890 | #269 | 86 |
| 1880 | #282 | 30 |
How popular is Dovie, counting every spelling?
Dovie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 43 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 43 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dovie | 30 | #4,583 | 118 |
| Dovey | 13 | #7,996 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dovie?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dovie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dovie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dovie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dovie?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Dovie are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 45 and 80. That makes Dovie a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dovie by state
How common Dovie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dovie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dovie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dovie
How popular is the name Dovie?
Dovie was the 4583rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 248th; the most babies were born in 1917 (235). Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,566 places. More babies were named Dovie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Dovie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dovie in the US.
Where is Dovie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dovie was most common in Alabama (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.