Is Dove a boy or girl name?
Dove is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 127 girls and 5 boys were named Dove, so 96.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.6% of the 1,322 US babies named Dove were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,761
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,625
- Babies named Dove since 1880
- 1,322
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 132 babies
Boys and girls named Dove, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1910s | 7 | 60 | 89.6% |
| 1920s | 5 | 57 | 91.9% |
| 1930s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1950s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 76 | 93.8% |
| 1970s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 173 | 100% |
| 2020s | 10 | 428 | 97.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,761 | 127 | #1,625 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,710 | 89 | #2,143 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,196 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,393 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,103 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,047 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,958 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,237 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,064 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,262 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,493 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,534 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,488 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,072 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,296 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,022 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,464 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,229 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,607 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,036 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,159 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,145 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,784 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,917 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,900 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,075 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,220 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,673 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,776 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,684 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,229 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,818 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,433 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,590 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,488 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,357 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,400 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,174 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,536 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,506 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,271 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,399 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,852 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,200 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,648 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,502 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,129 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,302 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,621 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,846 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,993 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,131 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,468 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,214 | 15 | #3,327 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,079 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,617 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,740 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,595 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,678 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,586 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,444 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,026 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,204 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,627 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,036 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,467 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,973 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,475 | 9 | #3,452 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,479 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,498 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,978 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,430 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,050 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,747 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,292 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,066 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,724 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,019 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,025 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,680 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,332 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,290 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,864 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,652 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,026 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,126 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,453 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,020 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #940 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,325 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,005 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,081 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 11 | #915 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 15 | #766 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,241 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,124 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,173 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #976 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #879 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #920 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #752 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #944 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #698 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #639 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dove reached #3,498 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #639 in 1880. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dove
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.