Recorded 1887–1928 Girls' name Peak 1918 68 births

Docie — girls' name

68 babies named Docie in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Docie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Docie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Docie

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Docie between 1887 and 1928, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Docie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Docie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Docie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Docie 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 68 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.

Docie at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

68

Since 1887

42 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1887

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1928

Docie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1887

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Docie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
26 births that decade — 38% of Docie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Docie?
68 babies have been named Docie since 1887. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Docie most popular?
Docie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Docie been used?
Docie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 42 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Docie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Docia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1887–1928 (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.