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.

Dave Rank in US Top 1000

# 971 in the US

Popularity of the name Dave

• 1600 Nameberry 2020
• 968 Unique 2020

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

The name 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