Dove
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DUV
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,484 for girls
Dove is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 1,484th for girls in the US (144 babies).
What does Dove mean?
English: English word for the bird
“dove”
In the Bible a dove brings Noah an olive leaf, and the bird is a lasting symbol of peace.
Is Dove a girl's or a boy's name?
Dove is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 144 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dove in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Dove, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dove in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Dove in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
How popular is Dove in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,484among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 144about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 237% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 144 girls in the US were named Dove, making it the 1,484th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,091st.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most girls named Dove of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the girls named Dove in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dove in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | #1,484 |
| 2024 | 128 | #1,622 |
| 2023 | 89 | #2,142 |
| 2022 | 87 | #2,174 |
| 2021 | 75 | #2,384 |
| 2020 | 51 | #3,091 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5,003 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,292 |
| 1961 | 11 | #4,008 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,916 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,917 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,033 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,632 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,957 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,638 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,250 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,791 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 11 | #1,007 |
| 1900 | 12 | #1,105 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,393 |
| 1898 | 12 | #1,009 |
| 1897 | 12 | #931 |
| 1896 | 7 | #1,292 |
| 1895 | 11 | #986 |
| 1894 | 9 | #1,061 |
| 1893 | 11 | #901 |
| 1892 | 15 | #762 |
| 1891 | 6 | #1,213 |
| 1890 | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 8 | #860 |
| 1886 | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
| 1881 | 7 | #679 |
| 1880 | 8 | #628 |
Names like Dove
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Olive Hallie Evie Grace Daisy Cove Maeve Nellie Phoebe Emmie Ottilie Rose
Names related to Dove
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Violet Willow Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hazel Carter Harrison
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, “Dove: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dove, updated 20 October 2026.