Dave is a boy's name of English origin meaning “beloved.” In 2024 it was given to 76 boys in the United States.
Dave belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “beloved” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dave first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #95 in 1881, and in 2024 76 babies received the name — 64,328 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dave means “beloved” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dave is a boy name. In 2024, 76 babies received the name in the US.
Dave comes from the English & American tradition.
Dave first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #95 in 1881, and 76 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dave is pronounced /deɪv/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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