Boys' name · since 1912
Doyal
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,149 babies named Doyal, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,149
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doyal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,149 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doyal has been recorded 1,149 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1989.
- #4,712 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,149 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doyal ranks #4,712 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,149 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #4,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,149
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doyal's 1,149 recorded births place it above 89.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Doyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doyal splits its recorded history at 1943: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doyal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1989
- Peak year (1929)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Doyal by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (277 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Doyal's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Doyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 104
1910s
104 births
- 1920s
1920s
259 births
- 1930s
1930s
277 births
- 1940s
1940s
241 births
- 1950s
1950s
155 births
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 277 births (24% of all-time use).
How Doyal 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 Doyal's total volume
Doyal by state
Where Doyal concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 70 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 51 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 40 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
70 of 1,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Doyal's data
- Doyal's decade-level peak was the 1930s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Doyals (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Doyal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1912–1989 (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 Doyal 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.