Recorded 1955–1962 Girls' name Peak 1955 27 births

Doe — girls' name

27 babies named Doe in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s221960s5
1950s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Doe was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

9 babies were named Doe in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doe

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Doe between 1955 and 1962, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doe performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Doe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doe 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 27 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.

Doe at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

27

Since 1955

8 years of records

Peak year

1955

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1955

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1962

Doe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1955

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1955)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
45678910 1962195919561955 9

Doe by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
22 births that decade — 81% of Doe's all-time total
1950s221960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doe?
27 babies have been named Doe since 1955. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1955 with 9 births.
When was Doe most popular?
Doe was most popular in the 1950s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Doe been used?
Doe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 8 years of data through 1962.

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, 1955–1962 (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.