Dover
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,347 in 1922
0 babies were named Dover in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1914–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryDover first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1922, when it reached #2,347.
About the name Dover
Dover is a boy name. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ver”. US birth records list Dover for boys from 1914 to 2022, in 21 of those 109 years. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked #2,347 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2022, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5.0 | 200,669 boys |
| 1920s | 5.9 | 169,492 boys |
| 1930s | 1.7 | 584,795 boys |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 3,571,429 boys |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 4,000,000 boys |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1,886,792 boys |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 3,125,000 boys |
| 2020s | 1.0 | 1,034,483 boys |
Questions about the name Dover
Is Dover a boy or girl name?
Dover is a boy name.
How popular is the name Dover?
Dover is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2022. It peaked at #2,347 in 1922.