Dove
About Dove
The name Dove peaked for girls at #639 in 1880. The name is most popular in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Ohio. Dove is occasionally used for boys in 2024.
1 syllable.
As of September 2026, Dove ranked #1487 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #639 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #503.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,958 | 27 | 15.6 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,574 | 30 | 17.9 |
| 2020 | #3,103 | 51 | 31.5 |
| 2021 | #2,393 | 75 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | #2,196 | 86 | 52.4 |
| 2023 | #2,143 | 89 | 55.5 |
| 2024 | #1,625 | 127 | 78.4 |
| 2025 | #1,487 | 144 | 89.6 |
World rankings
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Famous Doves
- Dove Cameron (born Chloe Celeste Hosterman)
American actress
- Dove Garrett
American prima ballerina
- Dove Mellencamp Arroyave (b. 2020)
daughter of Teddi Mellencamp and Edwin Arroyave
- Daisy Dove Bloom (b. 2020
daughter of Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom
Dove in pop culture
- Dove Isabeau
title character of a book by Jane Yolen
- Dovasary "Dove" Balitang
character from Tamora Pierce's "Daughter of the Lioness" series
- "Dove
" one of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's pet names for his wife and muse Lizzie Siddal
- Dovewing
character in the "Warriors" series by Erin Hunter
- Peleia meaning "dove" was an ancient Greek title for female seers
,such as the Peleiades (Doves) of Dodona
- Lonesome Dove
Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Larry McMurtry
Variations & nicknames
- Dovie