Total births
51
Boys' name · since 1923
Doane
51 babies named Doane in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 51
- total births
- 1923–1970
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Doane is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 51 have been recorded since 1923.
Doane has 51 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1970.
- 51 total births
- 1923–1970 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
51 boys have been named Doane since 1923, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1970.
- 51
- total births
- 1923–1970
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Doane was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
11 babies were named Doane in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Doane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doane's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doane at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1923
Doane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1970
- Peak year (1951)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Doane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Doane's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Doane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 30 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Doane? ▼
Doane has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 1923, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1970. 11 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
When was Doane most popular? ▼
Doane was most popular in the 1950s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Doane been used? ▼
Doane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 48 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Doane? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doak, Doanld, Doan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Doane's data
- Doane's decade-level peak was the 1950s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Doane
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Doane: Baby Name Since 1923 - 51 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/doane. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Doane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.