Dove
Girl name · #1484 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 144 baby girls were named Dove, placing it at #1484 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6977, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 12,500 girls born in 2025 was named Dove.
The 145-year story
Dove first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 144 babies and a rank of #1484. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Dove per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dove in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dove is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dove will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dove is most common
State-level data for Dove is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Dove
Statistically, parents drawn to Dove tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cove, Love, Junie, Kove, and Davie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dove | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | #1484 |
| 2024 | 128 | #1622 |
| 2023 | 89 | #2142 |
| 2022 | 87 | #2174 |
| 2021 | 75 | #2384 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3091 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5007 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4922 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6186 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6977 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7372 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12676 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9286 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11801 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12688 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8584 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dove a popular girl name?
Dove ranked #1484 among girls in 2025 with 144 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6977.
When was the name Dove most popular?
Dove peaked in 2025, when 144 American girls received the name (ranked #1484 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Dove?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 12,500 newborn American girls was named Dove. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.