Dovey — #8428 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Dovey

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Dovey between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dovey currently holds the #8428 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dovey performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dovey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dovey 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 125 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.