Is Dave a boy or girl name?
Dave is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 76 boys were named Dave, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 64,442 US babies named Dave were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,012
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dave since 1880
- 64,442
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 3,308 babies
Boys and girls named Dave, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,339 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1890s | 1,281 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,133 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,716 | 14 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 3,432 | 13 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 4,818 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 1940s | 11,740 | 27 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 14,840 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 15,774 | 34 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 2,591 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,518 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,106 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 987 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 716 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76 | #2,012 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 78 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 84 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 101 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 100 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 100 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 98 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 96 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 103 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 91 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 90 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 115 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 123 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 123 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 133 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 124 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 128 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 162 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 134 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 142 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 150 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 152 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 148 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 172 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 170 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 160 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 155 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 165 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 189 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 181 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 186 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 227 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 240 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 313 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 414 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 521 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 562 | #326 | 5 | #7,706 |
| 1968 | 667 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 773 | #258 | 5 | #7,007 |
| 1966 | 868 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,159 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 1,535 | #179 | 5 | #6,967 |
| 1963 | 1,996 | #161 | 5 | #6,805 |
| 1962 | 2,362 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 2,802 | #130 | 8 | #4,976 |
| 1960 | 3,050 | #122 | 6 | #5,845 |
| 1959 | 3,308 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 2,958 | #126 | 7 | #5,007 |
| 1957 | 2,181 | #155 | 7 | #5,013 |
| 1956 | 1,355 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,051 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 834 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 768 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 768 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 743 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 874 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,163 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,508 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,693 | #155 | 5 | #5,471 |
| 1946 | 1,398 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 1,077 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,125 | #163 | 8 | #3,445 |
| 1943 | 1,089 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,054 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 864 | #177 | 7 | #3,647 |
| 1940 | 769 | #186 | 7 | #3,579 |
| 1939 | 663 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 626 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 593 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 525 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 469 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 458 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 375 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 387 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 383 | #283 | 7 | #3,560 |
| 1930 | 339 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 332 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 324 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 378 | #293 | 7 | #3,940 |
| 1926 | 353 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 362 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 343 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 322 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 325 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 320 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 373 | #291 | 6 | #4,510 |
| 1919 | 361 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 358 | #287 | 9 | #3,300 |
| 1917 | 322 | #289 | 5 | #4,748 |
| 1916 | 329 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 295 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 267 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 249 | #235 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 222 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 135 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 178 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 102 | #209 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 116 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 107 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 98 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 137 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 102 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 88 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 112 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 105 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 166 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 120 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 127 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 121 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 118 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 139 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 129 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 113 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 138 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 124 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 152 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 116 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 146 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 111 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 139 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 128 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 159 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 135 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 139 | #106 | 5 | #939 |
| 1881 | 135 | #95 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 131 | #102 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dave reached #95 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #939 in 1882. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dave
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.