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.

#22,015 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1923
1950s
peak 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.

  • #22,015 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 51 born since 1923
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doane ranks #22,015 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.

#22,015 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1923
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Doane's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1951)
11
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
4681012 19231947195119541955195819661970 5

Doane by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (30 births, 59% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 30 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #22,015 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1970. 11 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
Where does Doane sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doane ranks #22,015 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Doane

Nearby Names Like Doane

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Doane

Doak Boy
189 births
Doanld Boy
41 births
Doan Boy
37 births

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Names with a similar number of total births

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Macey
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Mchenry
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Argle
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Elra
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.