Given name & surname
Dub
“a black-haired man”
Dub is a variant of Dubh. One Scottish interpretation is “a black-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dub is a variant of Dubh. One Scottish interpretation is “a black-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dub is a variant of Dubh. An origin associated with Dubh is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dub through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 128
- 128 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 131 as a first name in 2020; 431 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Dub, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
Darrel
“one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys