Unisex name · since 1994

Doha

153 babies named Doha in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,558 of 72,339
all-time among girls
153
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

153 girls have been named Doha since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Doha recorded 153 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.

  • #22,558 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 153 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doha ranks #22,558 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,558 of 72,339
all-time among girls
153
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Doha's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Doha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Doha's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Doha popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
468101214 19941998200320062009201420182024 11

Doha popularity over time - boys

11 total births recorded since 2022 (Doha as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 20222025 6

Doha by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (55 births, 36% of the file).

2000s was Doha's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Doha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (36% of all-time use).

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

Doha by state

Where Doha concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.9%
New York share of Doha's total US births 3.9%

6 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doha?
Doha has been given to 153 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,558 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 13 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
Where does Doha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doha ranks #22,558 of 72,339 girls' 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 Doha most popular?
Doha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Doha most popular?
The top states for the name Doha are New York (6 births).
Is Doha a unisex name?
Yes, Doha is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 153 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Doha been used?
The SSA has tracked Doha since 1994 -- 31 years through the most recent 2024 data.

What to do with Doha's data

  • Doha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Dohas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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

Keep exploring Doha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doha: 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, 1994–2024 (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 Doha 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.