Dave Name Popularity

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How popular is Dave?

In 2018 the rare name Dave, ranked the 1,949th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dave is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #95 was reached in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1959 with 3,316 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dave was 55 in 2016.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1909-1916, 1932-1942, 1943-1947, and 1954-1959, the name Dave took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1948-1951, 1961-1975, 1993-1996, 2007-2010, and 2013-2016.

For a number of years, the name Dave has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dave for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dave?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Dave is quite distinctive and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Dave has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Dave (Girl)		Dave (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	75	1,949
2017		< 5	--	81	1,828
2016		< 5	--	55	2,364
2015		< 5	--	64	2,148
2014		< 5	--	77	1,890
2013		< 5	--	78	1,830
2012		< 5	--	78	1,863
2011		< 5	--	70	1,969
2010		< 5	--	71	1,959
2009		< 5	--	84	1,790
2008		< 5	--	93	1,656
2007		< 5	--	101	1,552
2006		< 5	--	90	1,602
2005		< 5	--	100	1,463
2004		< 5	--	100	1,417
2003		< 5	--	115	1,255
2002		< 5	--	109	1,245
2001		< 5	--	98	1,327
2000		< 5	--	96	1,335
1999		< 5	--	103	1,224
1998		< 5	--	90	1,324
1997		< 5	--	91	1,265
1996		< 5	--	90	1,238
1995		< 5	--	113	1,056
1994		< 5	--	115	1,038
1993		< 5	--	123	975
1992		< 5	--	123	975
1991		< 5	--	133	911
1990		< 5	--	124	926
1989		< 5	--	127	897
1988		< 5	--	162	743
1987		< 5	--	134	803
1986		< 5	--	140	768
1985		< 5	--	150	721
1984		< 5	--	151	709
1983		< 5	--	146	708
1982		< 5	--	171	667
1981		< 5	--	170	658
1980		< 5	--	160	684
1979		< 5	--	155	686
1978		< 5	--	165	654
1977		< 5	--	190	609
1976		< 5	--	181	609
1975		< 5	--	186	591
1974		< 5	--	228	527
1973		< 5	--	241	502
1972		< 5	--	313	449
1971		< 5	--	413	398
1970		< 5	--	521	358
1969		5	7,703	564	326
1968		< 5	--	667	284
1967		5	7,007	773	259
1966		< 5	--	868	240
1965		< 5	--	1,159	211
1964		5	6,964	1,533	179
1963		5	6,805	1,997	161
1962		< 5	--	2,363	145
1961		8	4,973	2,800	130
1960		6	5,846	3,046	122
1959		< 5	--	3,316	119
1958		7	5,001	2,952	126
1957		7	5,009	2,182	155
1956		< 5	--	1,358	200
1955		< 5	--	1,056	221
1954		< 5	--	831	241
1953		< 5	--	769	244
1952		< 5	--	768	243
1951		< 5	--	743	246
1950		< 5	--	875	216
1949		< 5	--	1,163	182
1948		< 5	--	1,506	161
1947		5	5,472	1,693	155
1946		< 5	--	1,398	160
1945		< 5	--	1,077	164
1944		8	3,445	1,126	163
1943		< 5	--	1,088	167
1942		< 5	--	1,054	162
1941		7	3,647	865	176
1940		7	3,578	769	186
1939		< 5	--	663	193
1938		< 5	--	626	203
1937		< 5	--	593	205
1936		< 5	--	525	220
1935		< 5	--	469	247
1934		< 5	--	458	251
1933		< 5	--	375	272
1932		< 5	--	387	277
1931		7	3,560	383	283
1930		< 5	--	339	309
1929		< 5	--	332	304
1928		< 5	--	324	310
1927		7	3,940	378	293
1926		< 5	--	353	301
1925		< 5	--	362	300
1924		< 5	--	343	309
1923		< 5	--	322	324
1922		< 5	--	325	318
1921		< 5	--	320	332
1920		6	4,510	373	291
1919		< 5	--	361	277
1918		9	3,300	358	287
1917		5	4,749	322	289
1916		< 5	--	329	282
1915		< 5	--	295	293
1914		< 5	--	267	267
1913		< 5	--	249	235
1912		< 5	--	222	233
1911		< 5	--	135	219
1910		< 5	--	178	169
1909		< 5	--	102	209
1908		< 5	--	116	184
1907		< 5	--	107	193
1906		< 5	--	98	185
1905		< 5	--	137	150
1904		< 5	--	102	177
1903		< 5	--	88	185
1902		< 5	--	112	157
1901		< 5	--	105	150
1900		< 5	--	166	135
1899		< 5	--	120	133
1898		< 5	--	127	140
1897		< 5	--	121	134
1896		< 5	--	118	141
1895		< 5	--	139	120
1894		< 5	--	129	121
1893		< 5	--	113	134
1892		< 5	--	138	122
1891		< 5	--	124	113
1890		< 5	--	152	110
1889		< 5	--	116	120
1888		< 5	--	146	114
1887		< 5	--	111	120
1886		< 5	--	139	112
1885		< 5	--	128	109
1884		< 5	--	159	97
1883		< 5	--	135	101
1882		5	939	139	106
1881		< 5	--	135	95
1880		< 5	--	131	102

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.