The baby name Dave appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1959 with 3,875 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dave has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 183 |
| 1911 | 110 |
| 1912 | 184 |
| 1913 | 225 |
| 1914 | 223 |
| 1915 | 273 |
| 1916 | 387 |
| 1917 | 387 |
| 1918 | 392 |
| 1919 | 420 |
| 1920 | 411 |
| 1921 | 346 |
| 1922 | 367 |
| 1923 | 350 |
| 1924 | 365 |
| 1925 | 348 |
| 1926 | 399 |
| 1927 | 408 |
| 1928 | 346 |
| 1929 | 386 |
| 1930 | 410 |
| 1931 | 430 |
| 1932 | 403 |
| 1933 | 383 |
| 1934 | 513 |
| 1935 | 502 |
| 1936 | 670 |
| 1937 | 671 |
| 1938 | 683 |
| 1939 | 741 |
| 1940 | 874 |
| 1941 | 1,067 |
| 1942 | 1,273 |
| 1943 | 1,245 |
| 1944 | 1,314 |
| 1945 | 1,138 |
| 1946 | 1,457 |
| 1947 | 1,933 |
| 1948 | 1,730 |
| 1949 | 1,295 |
| 1950 | 943 |
| 1951 | 794 |
| 1952 | 912 |
| 1953 | 927 |
| 1954 | 999 |
| 1955 | 1,311 |
| 1956 | 1,607 |
| 1957 | 2,587 |
| 1958 | 3,546 |
| 1959 | 3,875 |
| 1960 | 3,524 |
| 1961 | 3,128 |
| 1962 | 2,557 |
| 1963 | 2,231 |
| 1964 | 1,722 |
| 1965 | 1,323 |
| 1966 | 949 |
| 1967 | 863 |
| 1968 | 669 |
| 1969 | 510 |
| 1970 | 501 |
| 1971 | 367 |
| 1972 | 280 |
| 1973 | 199 |
| 1974 | 174 |
| 1975 | 129 |
| 1976 | 138 |
| 1977 | 136 |
| 1978 | 91 |
| 1979 | 89 |
| 1980 | 84 |
| 1981 | 95 |
| 1982 | 98 |
| 1983 | 60 |
| 1984 | 64 |
| 1985 | 107 |
| 1986 | 86 |
| 1987 | 65 |
| 1988 | 87 |
| 1989 | 84 |
| 1990 | 57 |
| 1991 | 75 |
| 1992 | 53 |
| 1993 | 66 |
| 1994 | 73 |
| 1995 | 63 |
| 1996 | 51 |
| 1997 | 54 |
| 1998 | 67 |
| 1999 | 67 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 76 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 80 |
| 2004 | 78 |
| 2005 | 55 |
| 2006 | 49 |
| 2007 | 57 |
| 2008 | 44 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2010 | 43 |
| 2011 | 44 |
| 2012 | 56 |
| 2013 | 67 |
| 2014 | 59 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2017 | 58 |
| 2018 | 73 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 85 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2024 | 37 |