Doctor vs Doc

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

Name A

Doctor

Boy name

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Name B

Doc

Boy name · Rank #3778

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Doctor Doc
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, 1880–1951.

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