Doss — #7230 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Doss

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Doss between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doss currently holds the #7230 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doss performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Doss shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doss 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 438 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.