Dave
2 countries#2451 in United States, 2025US
#2451
in United States, 2025
FR
#4045
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
65,637
Peak year (United States)
1959
Peak-year count
3,308
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Dave was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
64,492 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2451 · peaked in 1959 with 3,308 births
Most common in: California, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,145 births recorded 1968–2022 · currently #4045 · peaked in 1976 with 111 births
Most common in: Martinique, Guyane, Nord, Guadeloupe, Seine-Maritime
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Dave’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1605 | — |
| 2007 | #1552 | ↑53 |
| 2008 | #1639 | ↓87 |
| 2009 | #1789 | ↓150 |
| 2010 | #1957 | ↓168 |
| 2011 | #1968 | ↓11 |
| 2012 | #1863 | ↑105 |
| 2013 | #1827 | ↑36 |
| 2014 | #1884 | ↓57 |
| 2015 | #2145 | ↓261 |
| 2016 | #2365 | ↓220 |
| 2017 | #1829 | ↑536 |
| 2018 | #1937 | ↓108 |
| 2019 | #2129 | ↓192 |
| 2020 | #1977 | ↑152 |
| 2021 | #2193 | ↓216 |
| 2022 | #2355 | ↓162 |
| 2023 | #2188 | ↑167 |
| 2024 | #2012 | ↑176 |
| 2025 | #2451 | ↓439 |
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