Total births
445
Boys' name · since 1880
Doss
445 babies named Doss in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7265
- among boys today
- 445
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Doss is the #7265 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 445 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doss has been recorded 445 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #7265 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, 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 2025.
- #7265 among boys today
- 445 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
- 49% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Doss is currently the #7265 boys' name in America, more common than 49% of boys - 445 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7265
- among boys today
- 445
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 49%
- more common than other boys
Doss vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7265
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 49% of names given to boys today.
1920s
Peak decade
20% of everyone ever named Doss was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
17 babies were named Doss in 1927 - its busiest year on record.
How Doss compares
445 Top 46% higher than 54% of 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Doss's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Doss | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 445 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 23 | 22,252 |
Doss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doss's full recorded timeline at 1934, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doss at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1927
Current rank
#7,265
Active since
1880
Doss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Doss by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Doss's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Doss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
39 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
71 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (20% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Doss? ▼
445 babies have been named Doss since 1880. It currently ranks #7265 among boys. The peak year was 1927 with 17 births.
When was Doss most popular? ▼
Doss was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Doss been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Doss since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Doss? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dossie, Dosie. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Doss's data
- Doss's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2020s (51) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Doss: #7265 Boys' Name - 445 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/doss. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Doss 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 June 2026.