Total births
25
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.
- 25
- total births
- 1969–2015
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that 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.
- 25 total births
- 1969–2015 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 20% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 boys have been named Doel since 1969, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2015.
- 25
- total births
- 1969–2015
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
20% of everyone ever named Doel was born in this single decade.
1969
Single peak year
5 babies were named Doel in 1969 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1969
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1969
Doel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2015
- Peak year (1969)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Doel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (20% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2015. 5 babies were born in 1969, its single highest year.
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.
- 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 July 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).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Doel: Baby Name Since 1969 - 25 Births, Peak 1969." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/doel. 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 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 July 2026.