How Many People Are Named Dov?
An estimated 3,392 people in the United States have the first name Dov. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Dov peaked in popularity in 2022 with 160 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dov as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dov paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,392
About 1 in 101,048 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2022
160 births
Total Registered
3,494
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dov
Dov is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,494 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dov as a male name
Ranked #1,403 in 2024
133 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (160 births)
Dov: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dov span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,079 babies were registered. While Dov is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dov by Decade
How has Dov tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dov by State
Birth registrations for Dov span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Illinois, Maryland, Florida. On average, about 471 Dovs were registered per state.
Dov + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dov as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dov
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dov: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dov?
We estimate approximately 3,392 people named Dov are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 101,048 Americans share this first name.
Is Dov a common name?
Dov is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,494 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dov most popular?
Dov reached peak popularity in 2022, when 160 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dov is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dov a male name?
Dov is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dov Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dov Smith, Dov Johnson, Dov Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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