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Dov

Boy's name · #1453 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Dov is near its high-water mark: it reached #1230 in 2022 and still ranked #1453 in 2025. About 3,600 boys have carried it since 1949.

Across the states

In recent years, Dov ran about 10× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Dov ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,350 in Belgium (2025) · #2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #3,952 in France (2025) · #10,082 in Italy (2023) · #2,273 in Austria (2022) · #648 in Poland (2017).

Famous Dovs

• Dov Charney — Canadian entrepreneur (born 1969)
• Dov Ber of Mezeritch — Hasidic rabbi (1704–1772)
• Dov Lior — Israeli rabbi (born 1933)
• Dov Tiefenbach — Canadian actor and musician (born 1981)
• Dov Hikind — American politician and activist (born 1950)

In stories & tradition

• Dov Mimran — La Vérité si je mens ! 3 (film)

What Dovs become

Among 170 notable people named Dov:

Business leaders appear 4.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dov Moran, Israeli entrepreneur, inventor and investor (born 1955).

Similar names: Jakobi · Dovid · Malikai · Yakov · Zev · Jeriah

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