Dave
Boy name
Dave meaning
Diminutive of David, which means “beloved”
Dave at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,007 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Dave popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #102 | 131 |
| 1881 | #95 | 135 |
| 1890 | #110 | 152 |
| 1900 | #135 | 166 |
| 1910 | #168 | 178 |
| 1920 | #291 | 373 |
| 1930 | #309 | 339 |
| 1940 | #186 | 769 |
| 1950 | #216 | 874 |
| 1960 | #122 | 3,050 |
| 1970 | #357 | 521 |
| 1980 | #684 | 160 |
| 1990 | #926 | 124 |
| 2000 | #1,334 | 96 |
| 2010 | #1,957 | 71 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 72 |
| 2024 | #2,007 | 76 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #102 | 131 |
| 1881 | #95 | 135 |
| 1882 | #105 | 139 |
| 1883 | #101 | 135 |
| 1884 | #97 | 159 |
| 1885 | #109 | 128 |
| 1886 | #112 | 139 |
| 1887 | #120 | 111 |
| 1888 | #114 | 146 |
| 1889 | #119 | 116 |
| 1890 | #110 | 152 |
| 1891 | #113 | 124 |
| 1892 | #122 | 138 |
| 1893 | #134 | 113 |
| 1894 | #121 | 129 |
| 1895 | #120 | 139 |
| 1896 | #141 | 118 |
| 1897 | #134 | 121 |
| 1898 | #140 | 127 |
| 1899 | #132 | 120 |
| 1900 | #135 | 166 |
| 1901 | #150 | 105 |
| 1902 | #156 | 112 |
| 1903 | #185 | 88 |
| 1904 | #177 | 102 |
| 1905 | #150 | 137 |
| 1906 | #185 | 98 |
| 1907 | #193 | 107 |
| 1908 | #184 | 116 |
| 1909 | #207 | 102 |
| 1910 | #168 | 178 |
| 1911 | #219 | 135 |
| 1912 | #233 | 222 |
| 1913 | #235 | 249 |
| 1914 | #267 | 267 |
| 1915 | #293 | 295 |
| 1916 | #282 | 329 |
| 1917 | #289 | 322 |
| 1918 | #287 | 358 |
| 1919 | #277 | 361 |
| 1920 | #291 | 373 |
| 1921 | #331 | 320 |
| 1922 | #318 | 325 |
| 1923 | #324 | 322 |
| 1924 | #309 | 343 |
| 1925 | #300 | 362 |
| 1926 | #301 | 353 |
| 1927 | #293 | 378 |
| 1928 | #310 | 324 |
| 1929 | #304 | 332 |
| 1930 | #309 | 339 |
| 1931 | #282 | 383 |
| 1932 | #277 | 387 |
| 1933 | #272 | 375 |
| 1934 | #251 | 458 |
| 1935 | #247 | 469 |
| 1936 | #220 | 525 |
| 1937 | #205 | 593 |
| 1938 | #203 | 626 |
| 1939 | #193 | 663 |
| 1940 | #186 | 769 |
| 1941 | #177 | 864 |
| 1942 | #162 | 1,054 |
| 1943 | #167 | 1,089 |
| 1944 | #163 | 1,125 |
| 1945 | #164 | 1,077 |
| 1946 | #160 | 1,398 |
| 1947 | #155 | 1,693 |
| 1948 | #161 | 1,508 |
| 1949 | #182 | 1,163 |
| 1950 | #216 | 874 |
| 1951 | #246 | 743 |
| 1952 | #243 | 768 |
| 1953 | #245 | 768 |
| 1954 | #240 | 834 |
| 1955 | #223 | 1,051 |
| 1956 | #200 | 1,355 |
| 1957 | #155 | 2,181 |
| 1958 | #126 | 2,958 |
| 1959 | #119 | 3,308 |
| 1960 | #122 | 3,050 |
| 1961 | #130 | 2,802 |
| 1962 | #145 | 2,362 |
| 1963 | #161 | 1,996 |
| 1964 | #179 | 1,535 |
| 1965 | #211 | 1,159 |
| 1966 | #240 | 868 |
| 1967 | #258 | 773 |
| 1968 | #284 | 667 |
| 1969 | #326 | 562 |
| 1970 | #357 | 521 |
| 1971 | #398 | 414 |
| 1972 | #448 | 313 |
| 1973 | #504 | 240 |
| 1974 | #527 | 227 |
| 1975 | #591 | 186 |
| 1976 | #609 | 181 |
| 1977 | #609 | 189 |
| 1978 | #654 | 165 |
| 1979 | #685 | 155 |
| 1980 | #684 | 160 |
| 1981 | #658 | 170 |
| 1982 | #665 | 172 |
| 1983 | #703 | 148 |
| 1984 | #708 | 152 |
| 1985 | #721 | 150 |
| 1986 | #760 | 142 |
| 1987 | #802 | 134 |
| 1988 | #742 | 162 |
| 1989 | #891 | 128 |
| 1990 | #926 | 124 |
| 1991 | #909 | 133 |
| 1992 | #974 | 123 |
| 1993 | #975 | 123 |
| 1994 | #1,038 | 115 |
| 1995 | #1,053 | 113 |
| 1996 | #1,236 | 90 |
| 1997 | #1,263 | 91 |
| 1998 | #1,301 | 91 |
| 1999 | #1,224 | 103 |
| 2000 | #1,334 | 96 |
| 2001 | #1,327 | 98 |
| 2002 | #1,244 | 109 |
| 2003 | #1,253 | 115 |
| 2004 | #1,414 | 100 |
| 2005 | #1,460 | 100 |
| 2006 | #1,605 | 90 |
| 2007 | #1,552 | 101 |
| 2008 | #1,639 | 94 |
| 2009 | #1,789 | 84 |
| 2010 | #1,957 | 71 |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 70 |
| 2012 | #1,862 | 78 |
| 2013 | #1,827 | 78 |
| 2014 | #1,884 | 77 |
| 2015 | #2,145 | 64 |
| 2016 | #2,365 | 55 |
| 2017 | #1,828 | 81 |
| 2018 | #1,937 | 76 |
| 2019 | #2,149 | 66 |
| 2020 | #1,976 | 72 |
| 2021 | #2,193 | 64 |
| 2022 | #2,354 | 60 |
| 2023 | #2,187 | 65 |
| 2024 | #2,007 | 76 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Dave” (revision 92413335), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “David” (revision 93049022), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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