Dov

Boy name

Dov has been given to 3,623 babies in the U.S. since 1949. It peaked in 2022.

Meaning & origin

Hebrew דוב (dov, “bear”)

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,623

Peak year

2022 (160 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1949

10-year trend

▲ +3%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Dov.

3,621 babies since 1973

3,633 babies since 1885

3,633 babies since 1912

3,634 babies since 1915

3,634 babies since 1953

3,636 babies since 1905

3,610 babies since 1963

3,608 babies since 1969

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