Dock vs Doctor

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

Name A

Dock

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Name B

Doctor

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Dock Doctor
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 5,383 379
Peak Year 1920 1920
Peak Year Births 128 17
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dock Doctor
1880s 583 65
1890s 589 65
1900s 469 14
1910s 918 96
1920s 1,032 97
1930s 559 36
1940s 433 -
1950s 342 6
1960s 153 -
1970s 140 -
1980s 85 -
1990s 47 -
2000s 17 -
2010s 5 -
2020s 11 -

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dock Doctor
2016 5 -
2020 6 -
2023 5 -

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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