Dov
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,451 for boys
Dov is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “bear”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 1,451st for boys in the US (123 babies).
What does Dov mean?
Hebrew
“bear”
A male given name of Hebrew usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Dov a girl's or a boy's name?
Dov is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 123 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dov in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Dov, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 19 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Dov than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Dov in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Dov in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dov in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,451among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 123about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 123 boys in the US were named Dov, making it the 1,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,478th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 160 boys. It first appears in the records in 1949.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dov than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Dov in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dov in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1,451 |
| 2024 | 137 | #1,371 |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,258 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,228 |
| 2021 | 143 | #1,307 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,478 |
| 2019 | 134 | #1,340 |
| 2018 | 115 | #1,498 |
| 2017 | 118 | #1,449 |
| 2016 | 142 | #1,279 |
| 2015 | 119 | #1,434 |
| 2014 | 98 | #1,597 |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,708 |
| 2012 | 94 | #1,636 |
| 2011 | 98 | #1,577 |
| 2010 | 75 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,824 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,373 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,178 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,047 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,098 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 62 | #1,796 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,192 |
| 1999 | 53 | #1,855 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,209 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 36 | #2,044 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,697 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,889 |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,694 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,808 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,780 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,834 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,934 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,927 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,309 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,857 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,915 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,025 |
| 1957 | 12 | #2,374 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,301 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
Names like Dov
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Ronan Kayden Rowan Eden Aiden Flynn Kian Cody Jude Declan
Names related to Dov
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dov: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dov, updated 20 October 2026.