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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #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 1940

  • 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: #90 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 347 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: #402 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,414 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #350 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,574 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: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedIAIndiana: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,187 boysINOhio: #325 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,416 boysOHPennsylvania: #399 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,598 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #246 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,292 boysCAUtah: #148 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 692 boysUTColorado: #211 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,637 boysCONebraska: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,618 boysNEMissouri: #109 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 621 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,298 boysKYWest Virginia: #230 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,938 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: #202 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,619 boysKSArkansas: #62 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 292 boysARTennessee: #95 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 517 boysTNNorth Carolina: #251 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,176 boysNCSouth Carolina: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,536 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #72 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 323 boysOKLouisiana: #181 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,029 boysLAMississippi: #168 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,090 boysMSAlabama: #154 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 994 boysALGeorgia: #162 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,153 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedHITexas: #143 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 707 boysTXFlorida: #255 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,209 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#62 · 1 in 292
  2. Oklahoma#72 · 1 in 323
  3. Idaho#90 · 1 in 347
  4. Tennessee#95 · 1 in 517
  5. Missouri#109 · 1 in 621

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#62661 in 292
Oklahoma#72661 in 323
Idaho#90141 in 347
Tennessee#95541 in 517
Missouri#109471 in 621
Texas#143881 in 707
Utah#14881 in 692
Alabama#154291 in 994
Georgia#162271 in 1,153
Mississippi#168201 in 1,090
Kentucky#181221 in 1,298
Louisiana#181221 in 1,029
Nebraska#20061 in 1,618
Kansas#20281 in 1,619
Indiana#204131 in 2,187
Colorado#21161 in 1,637
West Virginia#230101 in 1,938
California#246231 in 2,292
North Carolina#251171 in 2,176
Florida#25571 in 2,209
Ohio#325101 in 5,416
South Carolina#34061 in 3,536
Michigan#35071 in 6,574
Pennsylvania#39981 in 9,598
Illinois#40271 in 8,414
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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 1940

boys
#207
621 births · 1 in 1,867 boys

Top boys' names in 1940

  1. #1James62,481
  2. #2Robert61,198
  3. #3John54,786
  4. #4William44,779
  5. #5Richard37,425
  6. #6Charles31,689
  7. #7David27,690
  8. #8Thomas23,991
  9. #9Donald23,115
  10. #10Ronald20,741
  11. #207Doyle621
More about 1940

boys

1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 1,867 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 94.7% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #204Clinton632
  2. #205Ira625
  3. #206Rudolph622
  4. #207Doyle621
  5. #208Alex620
  6. #209Willis609
  7. #210Leland608
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 565Whitney#1,458 → #893
  2. ↑ 447Gonzalo#1,297 → #850
  3. ↑ 419Weston#1,323 → #904
  4. ↑ 368Ashley#1,272 → #904
  5. ↑ 366Agustin#1,238 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 886Montie#916 → #1,802
  2. ↓ 446Verlon#888 → #1,334
  3. ↓ 394Issac#857 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 392Otho#942 → #1,334
  5. ↓ 384Pearl#867 → #1,251

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

See the top 100 for 1940 →