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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #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 1931

  • 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: #89 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 344 boysIDMontana: 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: #262 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,369 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #403 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,787 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: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 928 boysSDIowa: #143 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 790 boysIAIndiana: #125 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 769 boysINOhio: #209 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,399 boysOHPennsylvania: #365 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,646 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCONebraska: #228 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,893 boysNEMissouri: #153 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,045 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,455 boysKYWest Virginia: #172 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,080 boysWVVirginia: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,219 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: #168 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,105 boysKSArkansas: #51 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 234 boysARTennessee: #108 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 640 boysTNNorth Carolina: #212 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,438 boysNCSouth Carolina: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,824 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #55 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 233 boysOKLouisiana: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,316 boysLAMississippi: #157 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 954 boysMSAlabama: #171 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,121 boysALGeorgia: #150 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 910 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedHITexas: #122 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 563 boysTXFlorida: #110 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 562 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#51 · 1 in 234
  2. Oklahoma#55 · 1 in 233
  3. Idaho#89 · 1 in 344
  4. Tennessee#108 · 1 in 640
  5. Florida#110 · 1 in 562

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#51701 in 234
Oklahoma#55931 in 233
Idaho#89101 in 344
Tennessee#108381 in 640
Florida#110201 in 562
Texas#122981 in 563
Indiana#125311 in 769
Iowa#143241 in 790
Georgia#150301 in 910
Missouri#153261 in 1,045
Mississippi#157191 in 954
South Dakota#16761 in 928
Kansas#168131 in 1,105
Alabama#171231 in 1,121
West Virginia#172151 in 1,080
Kentucky#195171 in 1,455
Ohio#209201 in 2,399
North Carolina#212221 in 1,438
Nebraska#22861 in 1,893
South Carolina#22891 in 1,824
Louisiana#229141 in 1,316
Illinois#262161 in 3,369
Pennsylvania#365101 in 7,646
Virginia#37951 in 4,219
Michigan#40351 in 7,787
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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 1931

girls
#2,750
10 births · 1 in 106,473 girls
boys
#195
667 births · 1 in 1,559 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #2,750Doyle10

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #195Doyle667
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 106,473 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 44.8% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #2,581Will11
  2. #2,581Wonda11
  3. #2,581Zoila11
  4. #2,750Doyle10
  5. #2,750Adda10
  6. #2,750Aldean10
  7. #2,750Aldora10
  8. #2,972Aaron9
  9. #2,972Adlene9
  10. #2,972Adrianna9

Tied with 221 names at #2,750; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,559 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #192Myron680
  2. #193Wilbert675
  3. #194Angelo671
  4. #195Doyle667
  5. #195Marshall667
  6. #197Mark664
  7. #198Merle662
  8. #199Nathaniel659

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →