Is Dove a boy or girl name?

Dove is a girl’s name. Of the 1,473 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.5% were girls and 2.5% were boys.

Dove

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Dove was most popular in 2025, when 144 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,772 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,772, with 144 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,473 people named Dove.

Dove over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dove’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dove a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dove is a girl’s name — 97.5% of the 1,473 Americans given it were girls and 2.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 98% girls and 2% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dove

Where Dove is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org