AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Dave
Someone has to ask Hal to open the pod bay doors. Peaked among human boys in 1959. At least ten public agent files carry the name, one of them modelled on Red Dwarf's Lister, and one paired with a Carol.
| Classification | Class 8, Common given name |
|---|---|
| Species | human |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛɪv/ |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | Short form of David. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Dave. Dave was given to 55 boys in 2025, ranking 2,456th for the year. It peaked in 1959, when it ranked 119th and went to 3,308 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have. It has fallen 474 places since 2020.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 2,456 |
| 2025 number | 55 |
| Peak year | 1959 |
| Peak rank | 119 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
62%
Basis: phonetics. Two voiced obstruents, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/10)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)