How Many People Are Named Dovie?
An estimated 1,629 people in the United States have the first name Dovie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Dovie peaked in popularity in 1917 with 235 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dovie 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 Dovie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,629
About 1 in 210,408 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1917
235 births
Total Registered
9,056
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dovie
Dovie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,056 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Dovie as a male name
Ranked #3,801 in 1935
5 male births in 1935
Peak: 1924 (5 births)
Dovie as a female name
Ranked #4,676 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (235 births)
Dovie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dovie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,754 babies were registered. Dovie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dovie by Decade
How has Dovie 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.
Dovie by State
Birth registrations for Dovie span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas. The lowest are in Illinois, Ohio, Florida. On average, about 243 Dovies were registered per state.
Dovie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dovie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dovie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dovie?
We estimate approximately 1,629 people named Dovie 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 210,408 Americans share this first name.
Is Dovie a common name?
Dovie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,056 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dovie most popular?
Dovie reached peak popularity in 1917, when 235 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dovie is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dovie a female name?
Dovie is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dovie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dovie Smith, Dovie Johnson, Dovie 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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