Dave is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Dave is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,456 for boy births in the United States (and #5,290 across all names), given to 55 babies. Dave was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1959 (3,308 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,456 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | — | #2,017 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,194 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,357 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,200 |
| 2020 | 72 | 72 | — | #1,982 |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,137 |
| 2018 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,941 |
| 2017 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,831 |
| 2016 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,369 |
| 2015 | 64 | 64 | — | #2,152 |
| 2014 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,893 |
| 2013 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,833 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,865 |
| 2011 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,972 |
| 2010 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,960 |
| 2009 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,791 |
| 2008 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,642 |
| 2007 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,555 |
| 2006 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,605 |
| 2005 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,463 |
| 2004 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,418 |
| 2003 | 115 | 115 | — | #1,255 |
| 2002 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,245 |
| 2001 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,328 |
| 2000 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,335 |
| 1999 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,224 |
| 1998 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,303 |
| 1997 | 91 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1996 | 90 | — | — | #1,238 |
| 1995 | 113 | — | — | #1,056 |
| 1994 | 115 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1993 | 123 | — | — | #975 |
| 1992 | 123 | — | — | #974 |
| 1991 | 133 | — | — | #911 |
| 1990 | 124 | — | — | #926 |
| 1989 | 128 | — | — | #891 |
| 1988 | 162 | — | — | #743 |
| 1987 | 134 | — | — | #803 |
| 1986 | 142 | — | — | #762 |
| 1985 | 149 | — | — | #723 |
| 1984 | 152 | — | — | #708 |
| 1983 | 148 | — | — | #704 |
| 1982 | 172 | — | — | #666 |
| 1981 | 170 | — | — | #658 |
| 1980 | 160 | — | — | #685 |
| 1979 | 155 | — | — | #686 |
| 1978 | 165 | — | — | #654 |
| 1977 | 189 | — | — | #610 |
| 1976 | 181 | — | — | #609 |
| 1975 | 186 | — | — | #591 |
| 1974 | 227 | — | — | #527 |
| 1973 | 240 | — | — | #504 |
| 1972 | 313 | — | — | #448 |
| 1971 | 414 | — | — | #398 |
| 1970 | 519 | — | — | #358 |
| 1969 | 567 | — | #7,706 | #326 |
| 1968 | 666 | — | — | #284 |
| 1967 | 779 | — | #7,009 | #258 |
| 1966 | 868 | — | — | #240 |
| 1965 | 1,159 | — | — | #211 |
| 1964 | 1,540 | — | #6,967 | #179 |
| 1963 | 2,001 | — | #6,806 | #161 |
| 1962 | 2,362 | — | — | #145 |
| 1961 | 2,810 | — | #4,977 | #130 |
| 1960 | 3,056 | — | #5,846 | #122 |
| 1959 | 3,308 | — | — | #119 |
| 1958 | 2,964 | — | #5,007 | #126 |
| 1957 | 2,186 | — | #5,013 | #155 |
| 1956 | 1,355 | — | — | #200 |
| 1955 | 1,050 | — | — | #223 |
| 1954 | 834 | — | — | #240 |
| 1953 | 768 | — | — | #245 |
| 1952 | 769 | — | — | #242 |
| 1951 | 743 | — | — | #246 |
| 1950 | 874 | — | — | #216 |
| 1949 | 1,163 | — | — | #182 |
| 1948 | 1,508 | — | — | #161 |
| 1947 | 1,698 | — | #5,471 | #155 |
| 1946 | 1,398 | — | — | #160 |
| 1945 | 1,077 | — | — | #164 |
| 1944 | 1,133 | — | #3,445 | #163 |
| 1943 | 1,089 | — | — | #167 |
| 1942 | 1,054 | — | — | #162 |
| 1941 | 871 | — | #3,647 | #177 |
| 1940 | 776 | — | #3,579 | #186 |
| 1939 | 663 | — | — | #193 |
| 1938 | 626 | — | — | #203 |
| 1937 | 593 | — | — | #205 |
| 1936 | 525 | — | — | #220 |
| 1935 | 469 | — | — | #247 |
| 1934 | 458 | — | — | #251 |
| 1933 | 375 | — | — | #271 |
| 1932 | 387 | — | — | #277 |
| 1931 | 390 | — | #3,560 | #283 |
| 1930 | 339 | — | — | #309 |
| 1929 | 332 | — | — | #304 |
| 1928 | 324 | — | — | #310 |
| 1927 | 385 | — | #3,940 | #293 |
| 1926 | 353 | — | — | #301 |
| 1925 | 362 | — | — | #300 |
| 1924 | 343 | — | — | #309 |
| 1923 | 322 | — | — | #324 |
| 1922 | 325 | — | — | #318 |
| 1921 | 320 | — | — | #332 |
| 1920 | 379 | — | #4,510 | #291 |
| 1919 | 361 | — | — | #277 |
| 1918 | 367 | — | #3,300 | #287 |
| 1917 | 327 | — | #4,748 | #289 |
| 1916 | 329 | — | — | #282 |
| 1915 | 295 | — | — | #293 |
| 1914 | 267 | — | — | #267 |
| 1913 | 249 | — | — | #235 |
| 1912 | 222 | — | — | #233 |
| 1911 | 135 | — | — | #219 |
| 1910 | 178 | — | — | #169 |
| 1909 | 102 | — | — | #209 |
| 1908 | 116 | — | — | #184 |
| 1907 | 107 | — | — | #193 |
| 1906 | 98 | — | — | #185 |
| 1905 | 137 | — | — | #150 |
| 1904 | 102 | — | — | #177 |
| 1903 | 88 | — | — | #185 |
| 1902 | 112 | — | — | #157 |
| 1901 | 105 | — | — | #150 |
| 1900 | 166 | — | — | #135 |
| 1899 | 120 | — | — | #133 |
| 1898 | 127 | — | — | #140 |
| 1897 | 121 | — | — | #134 |
| 1896 | 118 | — | — | #141 |
| 1895 | 139 | — | — | #120 |
| 1894 | 129 | — | — | #121 |
| 1893 | 113 | — | — | #134 |
| 1892 | 138 | — | — | #122 |
| 1891 | 124 | — | — | #113 |
| 1890 | 152 | — | — | #110 |
| 1889 | 116 | — | — | #120 |
| 1888 | 146 | — | — | #114 |
| 1887 | 111 | — | — | #120 |
| 1886 | 139 | — | — | #112 |
| 1885 | 128 | — | — | #109 |
| 1884 | 159 | — | — | #97 |
| 1883 | 135 | — | — | #101 |
| 1882 | 144 | — | #939 | #106 |
| 1881 | 135 | — | — | #95 |
| 1880 | 131 | — | — | #102 |