How Many People Are Named Dova?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Dova. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Dova peaked in popularity in 1925 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dova 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 Dova paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Dova is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
- Dova is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1925
7 births
Total Registered
56
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dova
Dova is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 56 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dova as a female name
Ranked #4,127 in 1925
7 female births in 1925
Peak: 1925 (7 births)
Dova: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dova span from the 1890s to the 1920s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 26 babies were registered. While Dova is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dova by Decade
How has Dova 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.
Dova + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dova as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dova
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dova: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dova?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Dova 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Dova a common name?
Dova is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 56 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dova most popular?
Dova reached peak popularity in 1925, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dova is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dova a female name?
Dova is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dova Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dova Smith, Dova Johnson, Dova 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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