Dov Boy

How popular is Dov?

#1,451 boy name in 2025

123 baby boys were named Dov in the US in 2025, making it the 1451st most popular boy name.

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3,505living people named Dov (est.)
15median age of people named Dov
3,623babies named Dov since 1880
1 in 26,954US babies born in 2025

Dov popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,451 for boys (▼ 80 from 2024)
Babies in 2025123 boys
10-year trendSteady (+3% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,434 in 2015, #1,478 in 2020
Peak year2022 (160 boys)
Highest rank#1,228 in 2022
First recorded1949
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Dov is most popular

Babies named Dov per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 1.0 per 1,000 (198 boys)
  2. New York: 0.9 per 1,000 (400 boys)
  3. Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  5. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)

Dov by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1940s9#2,605
1950s94#1,915
1960s123#1,857
1970s242#1,704
1980s297#1,694
1990s343#1,855
2000s605#1,796
2010s1,079#1,279
2020s831#1,228

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Questions

Is Dov a boy or girl name?
Dov is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dov were boys.
How popular is the name Dov?
123 baby boys were named Dov in the US in 2025, making it the 1451st most popular boy name.
When was Dov most popular?
Dov peaked in 2022, when 160 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,228 in 2022.
How many people are named Dov?
3,623 babies have been named Dov in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,505 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Dov most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Dov was most common in New Jersey, at 1.0 of every 1,000 boys 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.