Over the past 110 years, 56 101 boys have been named Dave. The name Dave ranks 415th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Dave in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Dave came in the 1940s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.