Total births
138
Girls' name · since 1900
Dovey
Dovey has 138 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8464
- among girls today
- 138
- born since 1900
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
138 babies have been named Dovey since 1900, making it today's #8464 girls' name.
Dovey has 138 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8464 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #8464 among girls today
- 138 born since 1900
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Dovey is currently the #8464 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 138 born since 1900, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8464
- among girls today
- 138
- born since 1900
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Dovey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8464
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Dovey was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
13 babies were named Dovey in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Dovey compares
138 30th percentile among 17,726 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
Dovey's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dovey | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Dovey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dovey's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dovey at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,464
Active since
1900
Dovey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Dovey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Dovey's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dovey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
20 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dovey? ▼
Since 1900, Social Security records show 138 babies named Dovey. Today it holds rank #8464 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 13 births.
When was Dovey most popular? ▼
Dovey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Dovey been used? ▼
Dovey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 126 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Dovey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dovie, Dove, Dova, Dovetta, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Dovey
Nearby Names Like Dovey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dovey
Dovie Girl
#4671 9,076 births
Dove Girl
#1624 1,436 births
Dova Girl
56 births
Dovetta Girl
16 births
Dovelyn Girl
#12090 15 births
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Christabel #8467
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dovey: #8464 Girls' Name - 138 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dovey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dovey 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 June 2026.