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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 667 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 30,400since 1889
Doyle over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Doyle has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #7,679 | 10 | |
| 2024 | — | #7,257 | 11 | |
| 2023 | — | #8,255 | 9 | |
| 2022 | — | #8,990 | 8 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,032 | 14 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,034 | 11 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,173 | 11 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,345 | 13 | |
| 2017 | — | #5,111 | 18 | |
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | #6,676 | 12 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,781 | 8 | |
| 2013 | — | #5,171 | 17 | |
| 2012 | — | #7,050 | 11 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,678 | 20 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,582 | 21 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,823 | 27 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,591 | 29 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,306 | 32 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,022 | 34 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,636 | 25 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,838 | 22 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,794 | 22 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,410 | 25 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,578 | 36 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,608 | 33 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,450 | 35 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,750 | 28 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,590 | 29 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,955 | 43 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,041 | 40 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,875 | 44 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,546 | 57 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,798 | 44 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,464 | 59 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,398 | 61 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,329 | 60 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,400 | 52 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,320 | 55 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,228 | 60 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,096 | 67 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,107 | 65 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,023 | 78 | |
| 1981 | — | #964 | 87 | |
| 1980 | — | #974 | 85 | |
| 1979 | — | #882 | 98 | |
| 1978 | — | #865 | 99 | |
| 1977 | — | #830 | 105 | |
| 1976 | — | #763 | 118 | |
| 1975 | — | #749 | 124 | |
| 1974 | — | #628 | 163 | |
| 1973 | — | #655 | 148 | |
| 1972 | — | #621 | 160 | |
| 1971 | — | #552 | 213 | |
| 1970 | — | #529 | 234 | |
| 1969 | — | #463 | 273 | |
| 1968 | — | #453 | 285 | |
| 1967 | — | #450 | 280 | |
| 1966 | — | #396 | 358 | |
| 1965 | — | #437 | 312 | |
| 1964 | — | #414 | 378 | |
| 1963 | — | #421 | 363 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #391 | 427 |
| 1961 | — | #403 | 385 | |
| 1960 | — | #393 | 404 | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #374 | 446 |
| 1958 | — | #359 | 458 | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #338 | 499 |
| 1956 | — | #324 | 526 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #314 | 545 |
| 1954 | — | #315 | 515 | |
| 1953 | — | #319 | 487 | |
| 1952 | — | #295 | 563 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #304 | 519 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #298 | 521 |
| 1949 | — | #273 | 595 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #300 | 532 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #272 | 620 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #286 | 509 |
| 1945 | — | #283 | 456 | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #252 | 530 |
| 1943 | — | #266 | 521 | |
| 1942 | — | #238 | 568 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #222 | 577 |
| 1940 | — | #207 | 621 | |
| 1939 | — | #214 | 569 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #208 | 585 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #207 | 576 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #203 | 597 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #199 | 629 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #203 | 608 |
| 1933 | #2,688 | 10 | #196 | 611 |
| 1932 | #2,644 | 11 | #214 | 578 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #195 | 667 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #214 | 601 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #227 | 559 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #228 | 578 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #232 | 569 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #250 | 496 |
| 1925 | — | #254 | 500 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #262 | 468 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #263 | 459 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #269 | 442 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #260 | 464 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #280 | 395 |
| 1919 | — | #312 | 315 | |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #313 | 321 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #288 | 327 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #309 | 282 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #323 | 264 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #325 | 198 |
| 1913 | — | #351 | 139 | |
| 1912 | — | #357 | 115 | |
| 1911 | — | #395 | 52 | |
| 1910 | — | #421 | 41 | |
| 1909 | — | #519 | 25 | |
| 1908 | — | #438 | 30 | |
| 1907 | — | #359 | 38 | |
| 1906 | — | #465 | 23 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #550 | 16 | |
| 1902 | — | #404 | 25 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #649 | 15 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#315 · 1 in 2,836
- Georgia#437 · 1 in 4,196
- Missouri#462 · 1 in 6,992
- Tennessee#468 · 1 in 6,387
- Texas#618 · 1 in 7,674
Best ever in a state: #43 in Florida, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #315 | 7 | 1 in 2,836 |
| Georgia | #437 | 9 | 1 in 4,196 |
| Missouri | #462 | 5 | 1 in 6,992 |
| Tennessee | #468 | 5 | 1 in 6,387 |
| Texas | #618 | 15 | 1 in 7,674 |
| California | #766 | 13 | 1 in 12,994 |
| Illinois | #862 | 5 | 1 in 15,878 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9 | #673 (1889) | #673 |
| 1890s | 87 | #515 (1897) | #791 |
| 1900s | 216 | #359 (1907) | #521 |
| 1910s | 2,054 | #288 (1917) | #339 |
| 1920s | 4,930 | #227 (1929) | #253 |
| 1930s | 6,021 | #195 (1931) | #205 |
| 1940s | 5,529 | #207 (1940) | #260 |
| 1950s | 5,079 | #295 (1952) | #324 |
| 1960s | 3,465 | #391 (1962) | #422 |
| 1970s | 1,462 | #529 (1970) | #707 |
| 1980s | 670 | #964 (1981) | #1,184 |
| 1990s | 412 | #1,464 (1990) | #2,108 |
| 2000s | 273 | #2,578 (2000) | #3,558 |
| 2010s | 130 | #4,678 (2010) | #6,609 |
| 2020s | 63 | #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 1978
boys
#865
99 births · 1 in 16,584 boys
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 16,584 of them was named Doyle, which outranked 87.2% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).