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Dave is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 64,442 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 64,328 as boys and 114 as girls. Dave gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1959 and has since declined significantly. It is the #933 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 76
2023 65
2022 60
2021 64
2020 72
2019 66
2018 76
2017 81
2016 55
2015 64
2014 77
2013 78
2012 78
2011 70
2010 71
2009 84
2008 94
2007 101
2006 90
2005 100
2004 100
2003 115
2002 109
2001 98
2000 96
1999 103
1998 91
1997 91
1996 90
1995 113
1994 115
1993 123
1992 123
1991 133
1990 124
1989 128
1988 162
1987 134
1986 142
1985 150
1984 152
1983 148
1982 172
1981 170
1980 160
1979 155
1978 165
1977 189
1976 181
1975 186
1974 227
1973 240
1972 313
1971 414
1970 521
1969 567
1968 667
1967 778
1966 868
1965 1,159
1964 1,540
1963 2,001
1962 2,362
1961 2,810
1960 3,056
1959 3,308
1958 2,965
1957 2,188
1956 1,355
1955 1,051
1954 834
1953 768
1952 768
1951 743
1950 874
1949 1,163
1948 1,508
1947 1,698
1946 1,398
1945 1,077
1944 1,133
1943 1,089
1942 1,054
1941 871
1940 776
1939 663
1938 626
1937 593
1936 525
1935 469
1934 458
1933 375
1932 387
1931 390
1930 339
1929 332
1928 324
1927 385
1926 353
1925 362
1924 343
1923 322
1922 325
1921 320
1920 379
1919 361
1918 367
1917 327
1916 329
1915 295
1914 267
1913 249
1912 222
1911 135
1910 178
1909 102
1908 116
1907 107
1906 98
1905 137
1904 102
1903 88
1902 112
1901 105
1900 166
1899 120
1898 127
1897 121
1896 118
1895 139
1894 129
1893 113
1892 138
1891 124
1890 152
1889 116
1888 146
1887 111
1886 139
1885 128
1884 159
1883 135
1882 144
1881 135
1880 131