Boys' name · since 1969

Doel

Doel has 25 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#27,191 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1969
1960s
peak decade

Doel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1969.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doel has been recorded 25 times among boys since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2015.

  • #27,191 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 25 born since 1969
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doel ranks #27,191 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1969, peaking in the 1960s.

#27,191 of 45,481
all-time among boys
25
born since 1969
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Doel's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Doel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Doel's full recorded timeline at 1993, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births.

Doel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1969)
5
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
5 19691972199320002015 5

Doel by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (5 births, 20% of the file).

1960s was Doel's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Doel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (20% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doel? ▼
Doel has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,191 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 5 babies were born in 1969, its single highest year.
Where does Doel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doel ranks #27,191 of 45,481 boys' 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 Doel most popular? ▼
Doel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Doel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Doel since 1969 -- 47 years through the most recent 2015 data.

What to do with Doel's data

  • Doel's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Doel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doel: 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, 1969–2015 (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 Doel 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.