Dove
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Dove
One of the new bird names, like Lark and Wren, this one's associated with the billing and cooing sounds of love. Soft and gentle, Dove also has the admirable association with peace.
Dove for girls#1487 US
Dove was actually an early bird, used as a first name in the seventeenth century and in the U.S. Top 1000 through the 1890's.
One admirable surname association is with Rita Dove, the Pulitzer Prize winning poet and former United States Poet Laureate.
Dove for boys
Subtle but clear unisex way to signal peace, especially in middle place.
Pronounced DUV.
As of October 2026, Dove ranked #1487 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #639 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #466.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,958 | 27 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,574 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,103 | 51 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,393 | 75 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,196 | 86 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,143 | 89 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,625 | 127 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,487 | 144 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Dove for girls
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Dove in pop culture
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title character of a book by Jane Yolen
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character from Tamora Pierce's "Daughter of the Lioness" series
- "DoveGirl
" one of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's pet names for his wife and muse Lizzie Siddal
- DovewingGirl
character in the "Warriors" series by Erin Hunter
- Peleia meaning "dove" was an ancient Greek title for female seersGirl
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- Lonesome DoveGirl
Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Larry McMurtry
- Dove BronzewingBoy
character in anime web series "RWBY"