Dave

Given to 64,492 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#2451

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 55

Peak year

1959

3,308 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

64,492

since 1880

Born a Dave? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dave was most popular in 1959, when 3,308 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 55 babies were named Dave, ranking #2451 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	55	2451
2024	<5	—	76	2012
2023	<5	—	65	2188
2022	<5	—	60	2355
2021	<5	—	64	2193
2020	<5	—	72	1977
2019	<5	—	67	2129
2018	<5	—	76	1937
2017	<5	—	81	1829
2016	<5	—	55	2365
2015	<5	—	64	2145
2014	<5	—	77	1884
2013	<5	—	78	1827
2012	<5	—	78	1863
2011	<5	—	70	1968
2010	<5	—	71	1957
2009	<5	—	84	1789
2008	<5	—	94	1639
2007	<5	—	101	1552
2006	<5	—	90	1605
2005	<5	—	100	1460
2004	<5	—	100	1414
2003	<5	—	115	1253
2002	<5	—	109	1244
2001	<5	—	98	1327
2000	<5	—	96	1334
1999	<5	—	103	1224
1998	<5	—	91	1301
1997	<5	—	91	1263
1996	<5	—	90	1236
1995	<5	—	113	1053
1994	<5	—	115	1038
1993	<5	—	123	975
1992	<5	—	123	974
1991	<5	—	133	909
1990	<5	—	124	926
1989	<5	—	128	891
1988	<5	—	162	742
1987	<5	—	134	802
1986	<5	—	142	760
1985	<5	—	149	723
1984	<5	—	152	708
1983	<5	—	148	703
1982	<5	—	172	665
1981	<5	—	170	658
1980	<5	—	160	684
1979	<5	—	155	684
1978	<5	—	165	654
1977	<5	—	189	609
1976	<5	—	181	609
1975	<5	—	186	591
1974	<5	—	227	527
1973	<5	—	240	504
1972	<5	—	313	448
1971	<5	—	414	398
1970	<5	—	519	358
1969	5	7471	562	326
1968	<5	—	666	284
1967	5	6804	774	258
1966	<5	—	868	240
1965	<5	—	1,159	211
1964	5	6767	1,535	179
1963	5	6592	1,996	161
1962	<5	—	2,362	145
1961	8	4882	2,802	130
1960	6	5696	3,050	122
1959	<5	—	3,308	119
1958	7	4890	2,957	126
1957	7	4918	2,179	155
1956	<5	—	1,355	200
1955	<5	—	1,050	223
1954	<5	—	834	240
1953	<5	—	768	245
1952	<5	—	769	242
1951	<5	—	743	246
1950	<5	—	874	216
1949	<5	—	1,163	182
1948	<5	—	1,508	161
1947	5	5295	1,693	155
1946	<5	—	1,398	160
1945	<5	—	1,077	164
1944	8	3378	1,125	163
1943	<5	—	1,089	167
1942	<5	—	1,054	162
1941	7	3559	864	177
1940	7	3503	769	186
1939	<5	—	663	193
1938	<5	—	626	203
1937	<5	—	593	205
1936	<5	—	525	220
1935	<5	—	469	247
1934	<5	—	458	251
1933	<5	—	375	271
1932	<5	—	387	277
1931	7	3497	383	282
1930	<5	—	339	309
1929	<5	—	332	304
1928	<5	—	324	310
1927	7	3875	378	293
1926	<5	—	353	301
1925	<5	—	362	300
1924	<5	—	343	309
1923	<5	—	322	324
1922	<5	—	325	318
1921	<5	—	320	331
1920	6	4398	373	291
1919	<5	—	361	277
1918	9	3244	358	287
1917	5	4594	322	289
1916	<5	—	329	282
1915	<5	—	295	293
1914	<5	—	267	267
1913	<5	—	249	235
1912	<5	—	222	233
1911	<5	—	135	219
1910	<5	—	178	168
1909	<5	—	102	207
1908	<5	—	116	184
1907	<5	—	107	193
1906	<5	—	98	185
1905	<5	—	137	150
1904	<5	—	102	177
1903	<5	—	88	185
1902	<5	—	112	156
1901	<5	—	105	150
1900	<5	—	166	135
1899	<5	—	120	132
1898	<5	—	127	140
1897	<5	—	121	134
1896	<5	—	118	141
1895	<5	—	139	120
1894	<5	—	129	121
1893	<5	—	113	134
1892	<5	—	138	122
1891	<5	—	124	113
1890	<5	—	152	110
1889	<5	—	116	119
1888	<5	—	146	114
1887	<5	—	111	120
1886	<5	—	139	112
1885	<5	—	128	109
1884	<5	—	159	97
1883	<5	—	135	101
1882	5	908	139	105
1881	<5	—	135	95
1880	<5	—	131	102

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Where Dave is most popular

Florida
5.7×
New York
2.9×
California
1.5×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years