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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #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 1946

  • 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: #305 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,870 boysWAIdaho: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 961 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #301 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,168 boysMNIllinois: #437 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,802 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #309 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,483 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: #163 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,042 boysSDIowa: #203 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,922 boysIAIndiana: #287 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,461 boysINOhio: #339 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,766 boysOHPennsylvania: #521 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 20,891 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #298 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,522 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCONebraska: #204 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,818 boysNEMissouri: #167 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,443 boysMOKentucky: #210 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,770 boysKYWest Virginia: #280 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,314 boysWVVirginia: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,312 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: #203 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,628 boysKSArkansas: #108 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 543 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 759 boysTNNorth Carolina: #384 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,287 boysNCSouth Carolina: #324 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,708 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 930 boysOKLouisiana: #239 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,817 boysLAMississippi: #259 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,433 boysMSAlabama: #228 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,884 boysALGeorgia: #215 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,830 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedHITexas: #189 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,049 boysTXFlorida: #263 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,542 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#108 · 1 in 543
  2. Tennessee#118 · 1 in 759
  3. Oklahoma#151 · 1 in 930
  4. South Dakota#163 · 1 in 1,042
  5. Idaho#166 · 1 in 961

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#108411 in 543
Tennessee#118491 in 759
Oklahoma#151251 in 930
South Dakota#16361 in 1,042
Idaho#16661 in 961
Missouri#167271 in 1,443
Texas#189851 in 1,049
Iowa#203141 in 1,922
Kansas#203111 in 1,628
Nebraska#20471 in 1,818
Kentucky#210191 in 1,770
Georgia#215221 in 1,830
Alabama#228191 in 1,884
Louisiana#239171 in 1,817
Mississippi#259111 in 2,433
Florida#263101 in 2,542
West Virginia#28071 in 3,314
Indiana#28791 in 4,461
California#298301 in 3,522
Minnesota#30161 in 5,168
Virginia#301101 in 3,312
Washington#30551 in 4,870
Michigan#309121 in 5,483
South Carolina#32471 in 3,708
Ohio#339121 in 6,766
North Carolina#38491 in 5,287
Illinois#43771 in 11,802
Pennsylvania#52151 in 20,891
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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 1946

girls
#4,417
6 births · 1 in 261,884 girls
boys
#286
509 births · 1 in 3,191 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #4,417Doyle6

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #286Doyle509
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 261,884 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 22.3% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #3,994Yvonnie7
  2. #3,994Zannie7
  3. #3,994Zeola7
  4. #4,417Doyle6
  5. #4,417Adean6
  6. #4,417Adelyn6
  7. #4,417Adrien6
  8. #4,960Adine5
  9. #4,960Adlene5
  10. #4,960Adra5

Tied with 542 names at #4,417; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,830Jacalyn#2,742 → #912
  2. ↑ 914Kimberly#1,621 → #707
  3. ↑ 615Suzette#1,032 → #417
  4. ↑ 538Randi#1,356 → #818
  5. ↑ 528Dayle#1,356 → #828
Fallers
  1. ↓ 335Oma#941 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 324Iola#824 → #1,148
  3. ↓ 324Artie#994 → #1,318
  4. ↓ 303Eartha#954 → #1,257
  5. ↓ 301Willia#830 → #1,131

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

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 3,191 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #283Sherman519
  2. #284Roosevelt517
  3. #285Isaac514
  4. #286Doyle509
  5. #287Brent506
  6. #288Salvatore504
  7. #289Ellis500
Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. ↑ 584Zachary#1,536 → #952
  2. ↑ 514Patric#1,494 → #980
  3. ↑ 385Kris#1,296 → #911
  4. ↑ 385Rich#1,296 → #911
  5. ↑ 380Furman#1,270 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Layton#971 → #1,440
  2. ↓ 438Farris#971 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 394Delano#558 → #952
  4. ↓ 312Leopoldo#864 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 290Rosevelt#927 → #1,217

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

See the top 100 for 1946 →