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

Boy name

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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 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

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