Recorded 1915–2021 Boys' name Peak 1957 189 births

Doak — boys' name

189 babies named Doak in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51940s201950s941960s401970s102000s82010s52020s7
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Doak was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

17 babies were named Doak in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doak

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Doak between 1915 and 2021, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doak currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doak performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Doak shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Doak in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doak in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 189 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Doak at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

189

Since 1915

107 years of records

Peak year

1957

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1915

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2021

Doak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1915

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1957)
17
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
05101520 202119791965196119581955195219491915 5

Doak by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
94 births that decade — 50% of Doak's all-time total
1910s51940s201950s941960s401970s102000s82010s52020s7

Doak by state

Where Doak concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.6%
Texas share of Doak's total US births 2.6%

5 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doak?
189 babies have been named Doak since 1915. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1957 with 17 births.
When was Doak most popular?
Doak was most popular in the 1950s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Doak most popular?
The top states for the name Doak are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Doak been used?
Doak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 107 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Doak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doane, Doanld, Doan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.