Dav vs Dave
Side-by-side comparison of Dav and Dave — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Dav Dave Current Rank Unranked #2012 Total Births (all years) 5 64,378 Peak Year 1959 1959 Peak Year Births 5 3,308 Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1959 1880
Births by Decade Decade Dav Dave 1880ss — 1,339 1890ss — 1,281 1900ss — 1,133 1910ss — 2,716 1920ss — 3,432 1930ss — 4,818 1940ss — 11,740 1950ss 5 14,837 1960ss — 15,774 1970ss — 2,589 1980ss — 1,517 1990ss — 1,106 2000ss — 987 2010ss — 717 2020ss — 392
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Dav Dave 2014 — 77 2015 — 64 2016 — 55 2017 — 81 2018 — 76 2019 — 67 2020 — 72 2021 — 64 2022 — 60 2023 — 65 2024 — 76 2025 — 55