Girls' name · since 1955
Doe
Doe has 27 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1955
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doe is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Doe recorded 27 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1962.
- #42,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1955
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doe ranks #42,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1955, peaking in the 1950s.
- #42,181 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1955
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doe's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doe's full recorded timeline at 1959, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1962
- Peak year (1955)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Doe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).
1950s was Doe's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Doe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
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What to do with Doe's data
- Doe's decade-level peak was the 1950s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- 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 Doe
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 1955–1962 (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 Doe 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.