Boys' name · since 1914
Doy
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 731 babies named Doy, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 731
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doy sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 731 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Doy recorded 731 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1987.
- #6,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 731 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doy ranks #6,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 731 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 731
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doy's 731 recorded births place it above 86.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Doy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doy's full recorded timeline at 1944, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1933 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1987
- Peak year (1933)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Doy popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 1915 (Doy as girls' name)
Doy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (173 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Doy's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Doy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 65
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
173 births
- 1930s
1930s
162 births
- 1940s
1940s
122 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 173 births (24% of all-time use).
How Doy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Doy's total volume
Doy by state
Where Doy concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 72 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
72 of 731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Doy's data
- Doy's decade-level peak was the 1920s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Doys (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1914–1987 (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 Doy 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.