Dove Girl
How popular is Dove?
#1,484 girl name in 2025
144 baby girls were named Dove in the US in 2025, making it the 1484th most popular girl name.
1,094living people named Dove (est.)
6median age of people named Dove
1,473babies named Dove since 1880
1 in 23,023US babies born in 2025
Dove popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,484 for girls (▲ 138 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 144 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+747% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #3,091 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (144 girls) |
| Highest rank | #628 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dove is most popular
Babies named Dove per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 girls)
Dove by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | #628 |
| 1890s | 96 | #762 |
| 1900s | 65 | #1,007 |
| 1910s | 60 | #1,956 |
| 1920s | 57 | #2,916 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,899 |
| 1940s | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1950s | 14 | #4,624 |
| 1960s | 76 | #3,292 |
| 1970s | 78 | #5,091 |
| 1980s | 44 | #7,310 |
| 1990s | 70 | #7,504 |
| 2000s | 55 | #9,282 |
| 2010s | 173 | #4,545 |
| 2020s | 574 | #1,484 |
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Questions
- Is Dove a boy or girl name?
- Dove is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Dove were girls.
- How popular is the name Dove?
- 144 baby girls were named Dove in the US in 2025, making it the 1484th most popular girl name.
- When was Dove most popular?
- Dove peaked in 2025, when 144 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #628 in 1880.
- How many people are named Dove?
- 1,473 babies have been named Dove in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,094 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Dove most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dove was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.