Masculine dossier · first seen 1949

Dov

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dov
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

160

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1949Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

16.9%

2024

133

All-time

3,494

Dov has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 160 boys were named Dov.

In 2024, only 133 boys were given the name.

Down 16.9% from its peak.

All told, about 3,494 Americans have been named Dov and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1949.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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