Dock vs Doc

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

Name A

Dock

Boy name

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Name B

Doc

Boy name · Rank #3778

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Dock Doc
Current Rank Unranked #3778
Total Births (all years) 5,383 1,364
Peak Year 1920 2021
Peak Year Births 128 37
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dock Doc
1880ss 583 121
1890ss 589 90
1900ss 469 88
1910ss 918 166
1920ss 1,032 170
1930ss 559 68
1940ss 433 61
1950ss 342 63
1960ss 153 41
1970ss 140 27
1980ss 85 38
1990ss 47 32
2000ss 17 83
2010ss 5 177
2020ss 11 139

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dock Doc
2014 — 13
2015 — 10
2016 5 35
2017 — 24
2018 — 20
2019 — 26
2020 6 21
2021 — 37
2022 — 32
2023 5 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, 1880–2023.

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