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
Doha's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
153 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 13 births in a single year.
Doha popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2022 (Doha as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Doha accounts for 7% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (36% of all-time use).
Doha decade highlights
- Peak decade 55 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Doha by state
Where Doha concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.9% |
6 of 153 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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
Related Names
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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.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~30 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, 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.
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