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Dovie

Pronounced D UW1 V AY1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1917
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Dovie?

Dovie is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 9,046 children — the 1,496th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 163 births across the past decade, against a peak of 235 in a single year. That peak was in 1917.

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Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
D UW1 V AY1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Dovie

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Dovie

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Dovie?
Dovie ranks 1,496th among girls' names in US records, with 9,046 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 163.
Is Dovie a unisex name?
No. Dovie is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dovie most popular?
1917, when 235 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.