Girls' name · since 2017

Doba

18 babies named Doba in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#46,912 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade

18 girls have been named Doba since 2017, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Doba recorded 18 times among girls since 2017, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2019.

  • #46,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 2017
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doba ranks #46,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2017, peaking in the 2010s.

#46,912 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 2017
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Doba's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Doba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Doba splits its recorded history at 2018: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Doba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720182019 7

Doba by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Doba's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Doba births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Doba by state

Where Doba concentrates geographically, total births since 2017

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 33.3%
New York share of Doba's total US births 33.3%

6 of 18 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doba?
Since 2017, Social Security records show 18 babies named Doba. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,912 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 7 births.
Where does Doba sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doba ranks #46,912 of 72,339 girls' 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 Doba most popular?
Doba was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Doba most popular?
The top states for the name Doba are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Doba been used?
The SSA has tracked Doba since 2017 -- 3 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Doba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doborah, Dobbie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Doba's data

  • New York records the most Dobas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

Keep exploring Doba

Nearby Names Like Doba

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

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doba: 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, 2017–2019 (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 Doba 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.