Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Dovie
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1917
Peak births
235
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Dovie
How many people are named Dovie?
An estimated 1,381 living Americans are named Dovie.
How rare is Dovie?
Dovie is very rare among babies today, with 30 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 87.2% from its 1917 peak.
How old is the typical Dovie?
The median age of a living American named Dovie is approximately 61 years, with most bearers falling between 34 and 74 years old.
Is Dovie still popular?
Yes — Dovie is currently rising in popularity, with 30 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Dovie most common?
Dovie has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19172025
Peak year
1917
Decline from peak
87.2%
2025
30
All-time
9,076
Where it lives now
Dovie is most concentrated in Arkansas — about 7.0× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Dovie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.