Recorded 1898–1925 Girls' name Peak 1925 56 births

Dova — girls' name

56 babies named Dova in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dova was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dova in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dova

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Dova between 1898 and 1925, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dova currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dova performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dova shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dova in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dova at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

56

Since 1898

28 years of records

Peak year

1925

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1898

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1925

Dova popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1898

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Dova by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
26 births that decade — 46% of Dova's all-time total
1890s61900s51910s261920s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dova?
56 babies have been named Dova since 1898. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1925 with 7 births.
When was Dova most popular?
Dova was most popular in the 1910s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Dova been used?
Dova has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 28 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Dova?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dovie, Dove, Dovey, Dovetta, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.