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Dov

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Dov is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 133 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1330.01% of boys
Peak year
2022160 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1949
3,494people given the name
Babies named Dov, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

3,494 boys have been named Dov in the United States since 1949, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 160 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 31%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Dov
1940s9
1950s94
1960s122
1970s242
1980s297
1990s343
2000s605
2010s1,079
2020s703

In 2022, its biggest year

Dov was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.

Names that rose and fell with Dov

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.