Unisex name · since 1914
Doyce
946 babies named Doyce in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 946
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
946 boys have been named Doyce since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Doyce recorded 946 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1993.
- #5,313 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 946 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doyce ranks #5,313 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 946 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #5,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 946
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doyce's 946 recorded births place it above 88.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Doyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doyce's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1934 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doyce popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1993
- Peak year (1934)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Doyce popularity over time - girls
172 total births recorded since 1914 (Doyce as girls' name)
Doyce by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (272 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Doyce's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Doyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 50
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
163 births
- 1930s
1930s
272 births
- 1940s
1940s
218 births
- 1950s
1950s
157 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 272 births (29% of all-time use).
How Doyce 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 Doyce's total volume
Doyce by state
Where Doyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 194 | 20.5% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 59 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 33 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.6% |
194 of 946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Doyce's data
- Doyce's decade-level peak was the 1930s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Doyces (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Doyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1934)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1914–1993 (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 Doyce 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.