Total births
68
Girls' name · since 1887
Docie
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.
- 68
- total births
- 1887–1928
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Docie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 68 have been recorded since 1887.
Docie has 68 recorded births among girls since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1928.
- 68 total births
- 1887–1928 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
68 girls have been named Docie since 1887, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1928.
- 68
- total births
- 1887–1928
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
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.
Docie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Docie's SSA record in two at 1914 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Docie at a glance
Last recorded 1928Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1887
Docie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1928
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Docie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Docie's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Docie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 26 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Docie? ▼
Since 1887, Social Security records show 68 babies named Docie. The most recent recorded year was 1928. Its busiest year on record 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.
What to do with Docie's data
- Docie's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1920s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1887–1928 (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. "Docie: Baby Name Since 1887 - 68 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/docie. 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 Docie 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 June 2026.