Girls' name · since 1880
Doshie
Doshie has 799 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doshie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 799 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doshie has been recorded 799 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1954.
- #8,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 799 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doshie ranks #8,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 799 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 799
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doshie's 799 recorded births place it above 87.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Doshie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doshie's full recorded timeline at 1914, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doshie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1954
- Peak year (1916)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Doshie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (171 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Doshie's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Doshie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
74 births
- 1890s
1890s
124 births
- 1900s
1900s
110 births
- 1910s
1910s
167 births
- 1920s
1920s
171 births
- 1930s
1930s
96 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 171 births (21% of all-time use).
How Doshie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Doshie's total volume
Doshie by state
Where Doshie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Doshie's data
- Doshie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Doshies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Doshie
Nearby Names Like Doshie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Doshie
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doshie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1880–1954 (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 Doshie 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.