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Dave Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dave? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 138 0.0392%
1911 — 82 0.022%
1912 — 171 0.0339%
1913 — 204 0.036%
1914 — 216 0.031%
1915 — 255 0.0281%
1916 — 303 0.0314%
1917 — 293 0.0293%
1918 — 318 0.0296%
1919 — 331 0.0316%
1920 — 326 0.0293%
1921 — 287 0.0251%
1922 — 280 0.0251%
1923 — 280 0.025%
1924 — 308 0.0265%
1925 — 307 0.0272%
1926 — 319 0.029%
1927 — 351 0.0317%
1928 — 293 0.0274%
1929 — 291 0.0281%
1930 — 317 0.0303%
1931 — 349 0.0354%
1932 — 353 0.0357%
1933 — 325 0.0349%
1934 — 421 0.0435%
1935 — 430 0.0442%
1936 — 498 0.0517%
1937 — 561 0.0569%
1938 — 586 0.0572%
1939 — 626 0.0615%
1940 — 736 0.0692%
1941 — 842 0.0748%
1942 — 1,019 0.0807%
1943 — 1,062 0.0813%
1944 — 1,099 0.0887%
1945 — 1,055 0.0865%
1946 — 1,387 0.094%
1947 — 1,677 0.1005%
1948 — 1,488 0.0932%
1949 — 1,131 0.0703%
1950 — 851 0.0529%
1951 — 718 0.0423%
1952 — 747 0.0428%
1953 — 744 0.042%
1954 — 809 0.0443%
1955 — 1,037 0.0564%
1956 — 1,337 0.0708%
1957 — 2,173 0.1129%
1958 — 2,940 0.1556%
1959 — 3,312 0.1743%
1960 — 3,036 0.1602%
1961 — 2,791 0.1478%
1962 — 2,343 0.1276%
1963 — 1,981 0.1104%
1964 — 1,514 0.086%
1965 — 1,142 0.0698%
1966 — 822 0.0526%
1967 — 738 0.0486%
1968 — 615 0.041%
1969 — 509 0.033%
1970 — 467 0.0293%
1971 — 359 0.0239%
1972 — 272 0.02%
1973 — 184 0.0142%
1974 — 173 0.0133%
1975 — 133 0.0104%
1976 — 116 0.009%
1977 — 130 0.0096%
1978 — 101 0.0075%
1979 — 98 0.007%
1980 — 92 0.0063%
1981 — 111 0.0076%
1982 — 103 0.0069%
1983 — 85 0.0058%
1984 — 76 0.0051%
1985 — 102 0.0067%
1986 — 89 0.0059%
1987 — 88 0.0058%
1988 — 102 0.0065%
1989 — 98 0.0061%
1990 — 78 0.0047%
1991 — 90 0.0055%
1992 — 75 0.0047%
1993 — 82 0.0053%
1994 — 78 0.0051%
1995 — 62 0.0041%
1996 — 53 0.0035%
1997 — 60 0.0041%
1998 — 56 0.0037%
1999 — 66 0.0044%
2000 — 42 0.0027%
2001 — 58 0.0038%
2002 — 65 0.0043%
2003 — 72 0.0047%
2004 — 56 0.0037%
2005 — 50 0.0033%
2006 — 49 0.0031%
2007 — 60 0.0038%
2008 — 47 0.003%
2009 — 46 0.0031%
2010 — 45 0.0031%
2011 — 33 0.0023%
2012 — 47 0.0033%
2013 — 47 0.0033%
2014 — 46 0.0032%
2015 — 30 0.0021%
2016 — 16 0.0011%
2017 — 45 0.0032%
2018 — 53 0.0039%
2019 — 32 0.0024%
2020 — 37 0.0029%
2021 — 29 0.0024%
2022 — 27 0.002%
2023 — 33 0.0025%

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What names sound like Dave?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Davey

Beloved

Hebrew

Davi

Beloved

Hebrew

Davie

Beloved

Hebrew

Davy

Beloved; son of David

Hebrew

What names are similar to Dave?

Find a name that’s like Dave, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dace

Of the nobility

French

Dade

Deed

English

Dale

Valley

English

Dane

From Denmark, Dane

English

Daven

Beloved

Hebrew

Dawe

Son of David

English

Daye

Day

English

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  1. my dads name is dave

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