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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.

#1,399 in Belgium (2025).

Famous Dovs

• Dov Khenin — Israeli politician
• Dov Ber of Mezeritch — Volhynian Hasidic leader
• Dov Shilansky — 10th Speaker of the Knesset (1924–2010)
• Dov Joseph — Israeli politician (1899–1980)
• Dov Frohman — Israeli electrical engineer (born 1939)

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 engineer, inventor and businessman.

Similar names: Malikai · Dovid · Yehoshua · Yakov · Meir · Zev

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