How Many People Are Named Dave?
people named Dave are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,444 people in the US has this name
Based on 64,492 babies named Dave in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,308 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of DAVID.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Dave (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dave alive today is about 62 years old, and 74% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 59 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dave first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1959, to 3,308 babies. In 2025, 55 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dave never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #95, in 1881, and it was in the top 100 in 2 years between 1881 and 1884. In 2025 it ranked #2,456.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,456 |
| Best rank | #95 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1881 to 1884) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #175 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dave alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dave were born in California than in any other state: about 4,994 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dave was given 2.6 times as often in Washington, 2.2 times in Oregon and 2.1 times in Montana.
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