Dave

Short form of David, Hebrew
"beloved"

Dave Origin and Meaning

The name Dave is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved".

Dave is the ultimate good guy name, but where father name David is still holding onto a spot in the Top 20, Dave -- widely used as an independent name in the middle of the last century -- dropped off the Top 1000 a few decades ago and shows no signs of a comeback. Baby Davids today, often named for dad or grandpa, are more likely to be called David than Dave.

# 971 in the US

Dave Rank in US Top 1000

Dave Popularity

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Famous People Named Dave

  • David "Dave" Sexton
    English footballer
  • David John "Dave" Franco
    American actor
  • David Michael "Dave" Mirra
    American professional BMX rider
  • David Eric "Dave" Grohl
    American musician of the Foo Fighters
  • Dave Matthews
    American musician
  • Dave Brubeck
    American jazz pianist
  • Dave Grusin
    American film composer
  • David Michael "Dave" Bautista
    Jr., American actor and pro wrestler
  • Dave Holland
    English jazz double bassist
  • David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle
    American comedian
  • David Allen "Dave" Meltzer
    American sports journalist
  • David Scott "Dave" Mustaine
    lead guitarist for American band Metallica
  • David "Dave" Fleischer
    American animator
  • David Scott "Dave" Foley
    Canadian actor
  • David Victor "Dave" Sim
    Canadian cartoonist
  • David Allan "Dave" Righetti
    American baseball player and coach
  • David Mark "Dave" Winfield
    American baseball player
  • Dave (born Wouter Otto Levenbach)
    Dutch,French pop singer
  • David "Dave" Nizam Baksh
    Canadian guitarist of Sum 41 and Brown Brigade
  • Dave Sinclair
    English keyboardist of Caravan and Canterbury Scene
  • Dave Rodgers (born Giancarlo Pasquini)
    Italian songwriter
  • David "Dave" Rodman Annable
    American actor
  • David "Dave" Gardner
    British sports agent
  • Dave Moss aka Lasercorn
    American YouTuber and member of Smosh Games
  • Dave Gnaase
    German footballer

Dave in Pop Culture

  • Dave
    character in short story "I'll Never Do It Again" by author Tina Tirrell
  • Dave Skylark
    one of the 2 main characters in the comedy film "The Interview", portrayed by James Franco
  • "Dave the Barbarian
    " animated Disney TV series
  • Dave Strider
    character in web comic "Homestuck"
  • Dave Tiler
    from UK TV series "Single Father", portrayed by David Tennant
  • Dave Buznik
    character in the movie "Anger Management"
  • Dave Rose
    character from series "Happy Endings"
  • David "Dave" Stutler
    main character in the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
  • Dave Hodgman
    character in the movie "The First Time"
  • Dave Seville
    character in the Alvin and the Chipmunks series
  • Dave Turner
    character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
  • Dave
    character in the Marvel movie "Ant,Man"
  • Dave Barry
    main character in the CBS sitcom "Dave's World" played by Harry Anderson
  • David "Dave"
    a character from the "Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous" TV series

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