Dave

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Dave is a given name, often a shortened form of the names David, Davey, or others. The name means "beloved". Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Dave first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 267 babies (rank #138 that year). In 2024 it was given to 19 boys (rank #1,245). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dave

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dave yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,246
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
267
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991267#138
1992245#143
1993206#168
1994175#168
1995175#192
1996152#206
1997113#246
199884#302
199993#269
200060#374
200155#400
200261#366
200344#490
200438#569
200532#656
200635#644
200729#760
200832#724
200926#860
201026#869
201134#707
201220#1,043
201322#986
201419#1,077
201522#991
201618#1,166
201738#680
201825#930
201919#1,129
202017#1,257
202120#1,131
202216#1,337
20239#2,081
202419#1,245