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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • 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: #276 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,869 boysWAIdaho: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 762 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: #365 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,133 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #338 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,069 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: #186 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,583 boysIAIndiana: #359 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,488 boysINOhio: #292 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,675 boysOHPennsylvania: #369 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,854 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #318 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,068 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCONebraska: #252 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,964 boysNEMissouri: #196 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,812 boysMOKentucky: #220 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,985 boysKYWest Virginia: #253 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,701 boysWVVirginia: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,288 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: #239 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,413 boysNMKansas: #216 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,810 boysKSArkansas: #103 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 506 boysARTennessee: #156 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,120 boysTNNorth Carolina: #343 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,186 boysNCSouth Carolina: #279 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,170 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #127 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 721 boysOKLouisiana: #308 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,724 boysLAMississippi: #283 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,645 boysMSAlabama: #246 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,114 boysALGeorgia: #240 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,172 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedHITexas: #204 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,236 boysTXFlorida: #269 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,538 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#103 · 1 in 506
  2. Oklahoma#127 · 1 in 721
  3. Idaho#140 · 1 in 762
  4. Tennessee#156 · 1 in 1,120
  5. Iowa#186 · 1 in 1,583

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#103441 in 506
Oklahoma#127331 in 721
Idaho#14091 in 762
Tennessee#156351 in 1,120
Iowa#186191 in 1,583
Missouri#196231 in 1,812
Texas#204841 in 1,236
Kansas#216111 in 1,810
Kentucky#220181 in 1,985
New Mexico#23971 in 1,413
Georgia#240201 in 2,172
Alabama#246181 in 2,114
Nebraska#25251 in 2,964
West Virginia#25391 in 2,701
Florida#269121 in 2,538
Washington#27671 in 3,869
South Carolina#27991 in 3,170
Mississippi#283111 in 2,645
Ohio#292161 in 5,675
Louisiana#308131 in 2,724
California#318301 in 4,068
Michigan#338111 in 7,069
North Carolina#343121 in 4,186
Indiana#35961 in 7,488
Illinois#365131 in 7,133
Pennsylvania#369111 in 9,854
Virginia#38171 in 5,288
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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 1950

girls
#4,738
6 births · 1 in 285,509 girls
boys
#298
521 births · 1 in 3,436 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #4,738Doyle6

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #298Doyle521
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 285,509 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 22.4% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #4,315Zelphia7
  2. #4,315Zenda7
  3. #4,315Zerita7
  4. #4,738Doyle6
  5. #4,738Adaline6
  6. #4,738Adra6
  7. #4,738Adrain6
  8. #5,301Abagail5
  9. #5,301Adonica5
  10. #5,301Adora5

Tied with 562 names at #4,738; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,436 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,196 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. #295Darrel530
  2. #295Monte530
  3. #297Wade529
  4. #298Doyle521
  5. #299Kenny514
  6. #300Jerald509
  7. #301Julius506
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →