Total births
6
Boys' name · since 1926
Dowd
6 babies named Dowd in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 6
- total births
- 1926–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
6 boys have been named Dowd since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dowd has 6 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1926.
- 6 total births
- 1926–1926 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
6 boys have been named Dowd since 1926, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.
- 6
- total births
- 1926–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Dowd was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
6 babies were named Dowd in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Dowd at a glance
Last recorded 1926Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1926
Dowd popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1926
- Peak year (1926)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Dowd by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Dowd's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dowd births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dowd? ▼
Dowd has been given to 6 babies in the U.S. since 1926, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 6 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
When was Dowd most popular? ▼
Dowd was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Dowd been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dowd since 1926 -- 1 year through the most recent 1926 data.
What names are similar to Dowd? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dow, Dowell, Doward, Downing, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Dowd
Nearby Names Like Dowd
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dowd
Dow Boy
1,091 births
Dowell Boy
211 births
Doward Boy
40 births
Downing Boy
13 births
Downey Boy
6 births
Compare Dowd side by side: Dowd vs Dow Dowd vs Dowell Dowd vs Doward
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
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, 1926–1926 (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. "Dowd: Baby Name Since 1926 - 6 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dowd. 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 Dowd 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.