Recorded 1920–1949 Unisex name Peak 1923 96 births

Dois — boys' name

96 babies named Dois in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s491930s321940s15
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Dois was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dois in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dois

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Dois between 1920 and 1949, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dois currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Dois is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 59 additional births since 1927.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dois performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dois shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dois in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dois in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dois at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

96

Since 1920

30 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1920

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1949

Dois popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1920

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 19491941193419311929192619231920 5

Dois popularity over time — girls

59 total births recorded since 1927 (Dois as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
45678910 195019401934193219311930192919281927 5

Dois by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
49 births that decade — 51% of Dois's all-time total
1920s491930s321940s15

Dois by state

Where Dois concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dois
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.2%
Texas share of Dois's total US births 5.2%

5 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dois?
96 babies have been named Dois since 1920. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Dois most popular?
Dois was most popular in the 1920s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Dois most popular?
The top states for the name Dois are Texas (5 births).
Is Dois a unisex name?
Yes, Dois is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 96 births, and as a girl's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Dois been used?
Dois has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 30 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Dois?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doil. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.