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Dov

“Bear” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1451 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Dov has appeared in US records since 1949 — best rank #1228 (2022) · 3,623 babies named Dov all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,900 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dovs

• Dov Khenin — Israeli politician
• Dov Ber of Mezeritch — Volhynian Hasidic leader
• Dov Shilansky — 10th Speaker of the Knesset (1924–2010)
• Dov Joseph — Israeli politician (1899–1980)
• Dov Frohman — Israeli electrical engineer (born 1939)

In stories & tradition

• Dov Mimran — La Vérité si je mens ! 3

What Dovs become

Among 170 notable people named Dov:

Business leaders appear 4.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dov Moran, Israeli engineer, inventor and businessman.

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