Dovi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DOH-vee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Dovi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “bear”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Dovi mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Dov
“bear”
Dov is the Hebrew word for bear.
Is Dovi a girl's or a boy's name?
Dovi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dovi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Dovi, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Dovi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
How popular is Dovi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Dovi, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Dovi in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dovi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
Names like Dovi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Levi Rowan Brody Rory Eli Ezra Jesse Eden Bodhi Asher Ronan Axel
Names related to Dovi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Dovi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dovi, updated 20 October 2026.