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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • 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: #295 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,502 boysWAIdaho: 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: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,816 boysMNIllinois: #483 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,495 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedWIMichigan: #364 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,584 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: #289 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,371 boysORNevada: 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: #238 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,766 boysIAIndiana: #326 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,564 boysINOhio: #351 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,357 boysOHPennsylvania: #568 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 20,543 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #419 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 6,025 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedUTColorado: #338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,157 boysCONebraska: #277 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,146 boysNEMissouri: #313 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,050 boysMOKentucky: #206 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,632 boysKYWest Virginia: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,300 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: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,712 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedNMKansas: #262 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,341 boysKSArkansas: #151 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 898 boysARTennessee: #200 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,487 boysTNNorth Carolina: #400 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,247 boysNCSouth Carolina: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,418 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #215 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,478 boysOKLouisiana: #270 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,941 boysLAMississippi: #291 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,703 boysMSAlabama: #303 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,732 boysALGeorgia: #281 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,423 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Doyle, so not publishedHITexas: #283 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,886 boysTXFlorida: #329 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,446 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#151 · 1 in 898
  2. Tennessee#200 · 1 in 1,487
  3. Kentucky#206 · 1 in 1,632
  4. Oklahoma#215 · 1 in 1,478
  5. Iowa#238 · 1 in 2,766

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#151221 in 898
Tennessee#200271 in 1,487
Kentucky#206221 in 1,632
Oklahoma#215161 in 1,478
Iowa#238111 in 2,766
Arizona#25991 in 1,712
Kansas#262101 in 2,341
Louisiana#270221 in 1,941
Nebraska#27751 in 3,146
South Carolina#277121 in 2,418
Georgia#281201 in 2,423
Texas#283651 in 1,886
Oregon#28951 in 3,371
Mississippi#291101 in 2,703
Washington#29591 in 3,502
Alabama#303141 in 2,732
Missouri#313121 in 4,050
Indiana#326121 in 4,564
West Virginia#32751 in 4,300
Florida#329151 in 3,446
Minnesota#33061 in 6,816
Colorado#33851 in 4,157
Ohio#351181 in 6,357
Michigan#364151 in 6,584
North Carolina#400101 in 5,247
California#419291 in 6,025
Illinois#483121 in 9,495
Pennsylvania#56861 in 20,543
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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 1958

boys
#359
458 births · 1 in 4,634 boys

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #359Doyle458
More about 1958

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 4,634 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 92.0% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doyle
  1. #356Leland462
  2. #357Dewayne461
  3. #358Julian460
  4. #359Doyle458
  5. #360Hal455
  6. #360Rodger455
  7. #362Alonzo454
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →