Doyle

Last seen for girls in 1962 at #5,860 · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1931 · 667 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
30,400
since 1889

Doyle over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Doyle has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #195, 1931boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#7,67910
2024—#7,25711
2023—#8,2559
2022—#8,9908
2021—#6,03214
2020—#7,03411
2019—#7,17311
2018—#6,34513
2017—#5,11118
2016—#7,60510
2015—#6,67612
2014—#8,7818
2013—#5,17117
2012—#7,05011
2011—#7,50210
2010—#4,67820
2009—#4,58221
2008—#3,82327
2007—#3,59129
2006—#3,30632
2005—#3,02234
2004—#3,63625
2003—#3,83822
2002—#3,79422
2001—#3,41025
2000—#2,57836
1999—#2,60833
1998—#2,45035
1997—#2,75028
1996—#2,59029
1995—#1,95543
1994—#2,04140
1993—#1,87544
1992—#1,54657
1991—#1,79844
1990—#1,46459
1989—#1,39861
1988—#1,32960
1987—#1,40052
1986—#1,32055
1985—#1,22860
1984—#1,09667
1983—#1,10765
1982—#1,02378
1981—#96487
1980—#97485
1979—#88298
1978—#86599
1977—#830105
1976—#763118
1975—#749124
1974—#628163
1973—#655148
1972—#621160
1971—#552213
1970—#529234
1969—#463273
1968—#453285
1967—#450280
1966—#396358
1965—#437312
1964—#414378
1963—#421363
1962#5,8606#391427
1961—#403385
1960—#393404
1959#5,0317#374446
1958—#359458
1957#4,5368#338499
1956—#324526
1955#5,8285#314545
1954—#315515
1953—#319487
1952—#295563
1951#4,3857#304519
1950#4,7386#298521
1949—#273595
1948#4,6516#300532
1947#5,2955#272620
1946#4,4176#286509
1945—#283456
1944#3,6877#252530
1943—#266521
1942—#238568
1941#3,9546#222577
1940—#207621
1939—#214569
1938#4,3425#208585
1937#3,4347#207576
1936#3,1038#203597
1935#3,7426#199629
1934#3,4497#203608
1933#2,68810#196611
1932#2,64411#214578
1931#2,75010#195667
1930#3,6587#214601
1929#3,6827#227559
1928#3,7437#228578
1927#3,5618#232569
1926#3,8737#250496
1925—#254500
1924#4,4346#262468
1923#4,9675#263459
1922#3,6558#269442
1921#2,50914#260464
1920#3,09710#280395
1919—#312315
1918#3,2449#313321
1917#4,5945#288327
1916#3,9196#309282
1915#2,52611#323264
1914#2,4349#325198
1913—#351139
1912—#357115
1911—#39552
1910—#42141
1909—#51925
1908—#43830
1907—#35938
1906—#46523
1905—#49121
1904—#64713
1903—#55016
1902—#40425
1901—#68310
1900—#64915
1899—#58312
1898—#57314
1897—#51515
1896—#8268
1895—#8727
1894—#7878
1893—#1,0355
1892—#9566
1891—#7667
1890—#9945
1889—#6739
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First appearance
1889

The first year at least five boys were named Doyle! It came in at #673, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1890–1893, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Doyle is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMNIllinois: #341 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,429 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #395 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,486 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedSDIowa: #130 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 836 boysIAIndiana: #199 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,792 boysINOhio: #222 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,348 boysOHPennsylvania: #363 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,574 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #524 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,312 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCONebraska: #199 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,530 boysNEMissouri: #169 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,269 boysMOKentucky: #289 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,449 boysKYWest Virginia: #293 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,637 boysWVVirginia: #364 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,044 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNMKansas: #208 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,630 boysKSArkansas: #82 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 353 boysARTennessee: #124 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 786 boysTNNorth Carolina: #257 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,176 boysNCSouth Carolina: #384 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,015 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #97 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 439 boysOKLouisiana: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,291 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMSAlabama: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,594 boysALGeorgia: #171 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,210 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedHITexas: #163 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 790 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#82 · 1 in 353
  2. Oklahoma#97 · 1 in 439
  3. Tennessee#124 · 1 in 786
  4. Iowa#130 · 1 in 836
  5. Texas#163 · 1 in 790

Best ever in a state: #43 in Florida, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#82521 in 353
Oklahoma#97521 in 439
Tennessee#124321 in 786
Iowa#130251 in 836
Texas#163711 in 790
Missouri#169241 in 1,269
Georgia#171231 in 1,210
Indiana#199151 in 1,792
Nebraska#19981 in 1,530
Kansas#208101 in 1,630
Louisiana#215151 in 1,291
Ohio#222231 in 2,348
North Carolina#257161 in 2,176
Kentucky#289111 in 2,449
West Virginia#29371 in 2,637
Alabama#301101 in 2,594
Illinois#341111 in 5,429
Pennsylvania#363121 in 7,574
Virginia#36461 in 4,044
South Carolina#38451 in 4,015
Michigan#39561 in 6,486
California#52451 in 7,312
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Doyle
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 422 spots since 2024 (#7,257 → #7,679)
  • 645 spots since 2020 (#7,034 → #7,679)
  • 1,003 spots since 2015 (#6,676 → #7,679)
  • Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1897 (#826 → #515)
  • Biggest drop: 321 spots in 1890 (#673 → #994)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1931 at #195 (667 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 34 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1894–1981
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,559
  • Highest: 1 in 1,559 boys born in 1931 were named Doyle (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 19.8% of all boys named Doyle (6,021) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s9#673 (1889)#673
1890s87#515 (1897)#791
1900s216#359 (1907)#521
1910s2,054#288 (1917)#339
1920s4,930#227 (1929)#253
1930s6,021#195 (1931)#205
1940s5,529#207 (1940)#260
1950s5,079#295 (1952)#324
1960s3,465#391 (1962)#422
1970s1,462#529 (1970)#707
1980s670#964 (1981)#1,184
1990s412#1,464 (1990)#2,108
2000s273#2,578 (2000)#3,558
2010s130#4,678 (2010)#6,609
2020s63#6,032 (2021)#7,541

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Doyle in 1924

girls
#4,434
6 births · 1 in 208,145 girls
boys
#262
468 births · 1 in 2,420 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #4,434Doyle6

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #262Doyle468
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 208,145 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 24.8% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #4,002Yula7
  2. #4,002Zeda7
  3. #4,002Zenia7
  4. #4,434Doyle6
  5. #4,434Abba6
  6. #4,434Adelita6
  7. #4,434Adine6
  8. #5,061Adalaide5
  9. #5,061Adalee5
  10. #5,061Adalyne5

Tied with 626 names at #4,434; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 2,420 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #258Irwin487
  2. #260Mario483
  3. #261Morton471
  4. #262Doyle468
  5. #263Adam465
  6. #264Ramon464
  7. #265Louie460
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →