girl's name
Dovie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,092
Dovie is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1917, when 235 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
Dovie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 458 |
| 1890s | 939 |
| 1900s | 1,260 |
| 1910s | 1,754 |
| 1920s | 1,622 |
| 1930s | 1,043 |
| 1940s | 662 |
| 1950s | 421 |
| 1960s | 298 |
| 1970s | 151 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 83 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 101 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 132 |
How popular is Dovie?
In 2025, Dovie was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Dovie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dovie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dovie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dovie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dovie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dovie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dovie
How popular is the name Dovie?
In 2025, Dovie was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Dovie a girl's or a boy's name?
Dovie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dovie most popular?
Dovie peaked in 1917, when 235 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Dovie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dovie currently ranks #4,591 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.