Doc vs Doctor

Side-by-side comparison of Doc and Doctor — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Doc

Boy name · Rank #3778

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Name B

Doctor

Boy name

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Metric Doc Doctor
Current Rank #3778 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,364 379
Peak Year 2021 1920
Peak Year Births 37 17
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Doc Doctor
1880ss 121 65
1890ss 90 65
1900ss 88 14
1910ss 166 96
1920ss 170 97
1930ss 68 36
1940ss 61 —
1950ss 63 6
1960ss 41 —
1970ss 27 —
1980ss 38 —
1990ss 32 —
2000ss 83 —
2010ss 177 —
2020ss 139 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Doc Doctor
2014 13 —
2015 10 —
2016 35 —
2017 24 —
2018 20 —
2019 26 —
2020 21 —
2021 37 —
2022 32 —
2023 20 —
2024 29 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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