Girls' name · since 1880
Dove
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,436 babies named Dove, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,436
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dove currently ranks #1484 among girls' names in America, with 1,436 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dove has been recorded 1,436 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1484 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,484 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,436 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dove ranks #5,867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,484 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,436 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,436
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dove's 1,436 recorded births place it above 91.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dove compares
1,436 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dove's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dove | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,436 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dove's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dove splits its recorded history at 1966: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dove popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Dove popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1919 (Dove as boys' name)
Dove by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (574 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Dove's strongest decade.
574 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dove births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 58
1880s
58 births
- 1890s 96
1890s
96 births
- 1900s 65
1900s
65 births
- 1910s 60
1910s
60 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 70
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 55
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 173
2010s
173 births
- 2020s
2020s
574 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 574 births (40% of all-time use).
How Dove compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dove's total volume
Dove by state
Where Dove concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 75 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
75 of 1,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Dove appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Doves (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dove: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dove draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.