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Dave

Boy #2194 in 2023

Dave is a boy name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Dave

Also used as a formal given name.

Popularity of Dave

Popularity, 1880–2023

65 births in 2023

1880 2023

64,252 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1959

3,308 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

God is my judge

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

Girl · Ancient Greek

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god

Girl · Italian

A 19th-century invention from the - noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald

Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Denis, from - saint's name Denis, brought to England by Normans; from Latin Dionysius, a masculine name literally meaning “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”

From a place name, dubh + glais

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.