Dove is a rare variant of Dovie that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Dove is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,487 for girl births in the United States (and #2,778 across all names), given to 144 babies. Dove was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (144 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | 144 | #1,487 | — |
| 2024 | 133 | 133 | #1,623 | #12,812 |
| 2023 | 94 | 94 | #2,146 | #12,718 |
| 2022 | 92 | 92 | #2,178 | #12,852 |
| 2021 | 75 | 75 | #2,393 | — |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | #3,105 | — |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #4,575 | — |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | #5,049 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #4,959 | — |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #6,239 | — |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | #7,065 | — |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #6,262 | — |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,495 | — |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #11,535 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,488 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #18,074 | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #18,299 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #13,023 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,464 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #17,232 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,607 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,037 | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #12,159 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,145 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #8,784 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #7,918 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #10,900 | — |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,075 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,221 | — |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #7,673 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #13,776 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,685 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,230 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,819 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #11,434 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,591 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,489 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,357 | — |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,399 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,173 | — |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,538 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,506 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,270 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,399 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,852 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,199 | — |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,648 | — |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,502 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,130 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,303 | — |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,622 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #6,846 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #5,992 | — |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,131 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,468 | — |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #3,328 | #4,214 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,080 | — |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,618 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,740 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,596 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,678 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #4,585 | — |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,444 | — |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #4,026 | — |
| 1929 | 6 | — | #4,204 | — |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,627 | — |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,036 | — |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,467 | — |
| 1923 | 11 | — | #2,973 | — |
| 1922 | 14 | — | #3,452 | #4,475 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,479 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,498 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,978 | — |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,430 | — |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #4,050 | — |
| 1915 | 10 | — | #2,747 | — |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,292 | — |
| 1913 | 10 | — | #2,066 | — |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,724 | — |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #2,019 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,680 | — |
| 1905 | 9 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #1,290 | — |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,864 | — |
| 1902 | 6 | — | #1,652 | — |
| 1901 | 11 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1900 | 12 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,453 | — |
| 1898 | 12 | — | #1,020 | — |
| 1897 | 12 | — | #940 | — |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,325 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #1,005 | — |
| 1894 | 9 | — | #1,081 | — |
| 1893 | 11 | — | #915 | — |
| 1892 | 15 | — | #766 | — |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,241 | — |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #1,124 | — |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #1,173 | — |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #976 | — |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #879 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #920 | — |
| 1884 | 9 | — | #752 | — |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #944 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #698 | — |
| 1880 | 8 | — | #639 | — |