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Dave Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dave? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 171 138 0.0392%
1911 231 82 0.022%
1912 242 171 0.0339%
1913 242 204 0.036%
1914 273 216 0.031%
1915 291 255 0.0281%
1916 276 303 0.0314%
1917 287 293 0.0293%
1918 289 318 0.0296%
1919 276 331 0.0316%
1920 300 326 0.0293%
1921 326 287 0.0251%
1922 328 280 0.0251%
1923 324 280 0.025%
1924 308 308 0.0265%
1925 305 307 0.0272%
1926 298 319 0.029%
1927 289 351 0.0317%
1928 309 293 0.0274%
1929 303 291 0.0281%
1930 305 317 0.0303%
1931 281 349 0.0354%
1932 276 353 0.0357%
1933 275 325 0.0349%
1934 250 421 0.0435%
1935 249 430 0.0442%
1936 219 498 0.0517%
1937 205 561 0.0569%
1938 203 586 0.0572%
1939 192 626 0.0615%
1940 186 736 0.0692%
1941 174 842 0.0748%
1942 164 1,019 0.0807%
1943 168 1,062 0.0813%
1944 163 1,099 0.0887%
1945 164 1,055 0.0865%
1946 160 1,387 0.094%
1947 155 1,677 0.1005%
1948 161 1,488 0.0932%
1949 183 1,131 0.0703%
1950 216 851 0.0529%
1951 245 718 0.0423%
1952 242 747 0.0428%
1953 242 744 0.042%
1954 240 809 0.0443%
1955 219 1,037 0.0564%
1956 199 1,337 0.0708%
1957 155 2,173 0.1129%
1958 126 2,940 0.1556%
1959 119 3,312 0.1743%
1960 122 3,036 0.1602%
1961 130 2,791 0.1478%
1962 145 2,343 0.1276%
1963 161 1,981 0.1104%
1964 181 1,514 0.086%
1965 211 1,142 0.0698%
1966 245 822 0.0526%
1967 260 738 0.0486%
1968 290 615 0.041%
1969 332 509 0.033%
1970 363 467 0.0293%
1971 403 359 0.0239%
1972 444 272 0.02%
1973 513 184 0.0142%
1974 537 173 0.0133%
1975 599 133 0.0104%
1976 641 116 0.009%
1977 628 130 0.0096%
1978 685 101 0.0075%
1979 706 98 0.007%
1980 736 92 0.0063%
1981 680 111 0.0076%
1982 711 103 0.0069%
1983 748 85 0.0058%
1984 795 76 0.0051%
1985 724 102 0.0067%
1986 774 89 0.0059%
1987 797 88 0.0058%
1988 767 102 0.0065%
1989 829 98 0.0061%
1990 929 78 0.0047%
1991 888 90 0.0055%
1992 974 75 0.0047%
1993 948 82 0.0053%
1994 979 78 0.0051%
1995 1,091 62 0.0041%
1996 1,166 53 0.0035%
1997 1,152 60 0.0041%
1998 1,171 56 0.0037%
1999 1,140 66 0.0044%
2000 1,393 42 0.0027%
2001 1,232 58 0.0038%
2002 1,223 65 0.0043%
2003 1,203 72 0.0047%
2004 1,329 56 0.0037%
2005 1,424 50 0.0033%
2006 1,473 49 0.0031%
2007 1,399 60 0.0038%
2008 1,548 47 0.003%
2009 1,555 46 0.0031%
2010 1,540 45 0.0031%
2011 1,662 33 0.0023%
2012 1,491 47 0.0033%
2013 1,475 47 0.0033%
2014 1,516 46 0.0032%
2015 1,733 30 0.0021%
2016 2,100 16 0.0011%
2017 1,499 45 0.0032%
2018 1,422 53 0.0039%
2019 1,670 32 0.0024%
2020 1,836 37 0.0029%
2021 2,089 29 0.0024%
2022 2,213 27 0.002%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Davey

Beloved

Hebrew

Davi

Beloved

Hebrew

Davie

Beloved

Hebrew

Davy

Beloved; son of David

Hebrew

What names are similar to Dave?

Find a name that’s like Dave, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dace

Of the nobility

French

Dade

Deed

English

Dale

Valley

English

Dane

From Denmark, Dane

English

Daven

Beloved

Hebrew

Dawe

Son of David

English

Daye

Day

English

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  1. my dads name is dave

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