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Dov

/ˈdɑv/ · 100% boys · 123 born in 2025

Dov has been given to about 3,623 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdɑv/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,461
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dov per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 160
  • Born in 2025123
  • All time3,623
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Dov?

Its best year was 2022, when 160 babies were given the name, ranking 1230th. The typical living American called Dov is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Dov

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Don0.65
  2. Donn0.62
  3. Dock0.62
  4. Donny0.51
  5. Doug0.45
  6. Dion0.45
  7. Deon0.45
  8. Dior0.45

Middle names for Dov

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dov James0.74
  2. Dov Miles0.73
  3. Dov Wilder0.72
  4. Dov Thomas0.71
  5. Dov Cole0.70
  6. Dov Paul0.55

Sibling names for Dov

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.96
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.96
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.96
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.96
  5. Maisysister · 0.95
  6. Elinasister · 0.95

Where Dov is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.05%
  2. New Jersey0.03%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dov Evans0.73
  2. Dov Edwards0.73
  3. Dov Anderson0.73
  4. Dov Allen0.73
  5. Dov Adams0.73
  6. Dov Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dov

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dov across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.