Recorded 1922–1947 Boys' name Peak 1925 93 births

Doyel — boys' name

93 babies named Doyel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s361930s361940s21
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Doyel was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Doyel in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doyel

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Doyel between 1922 and 1947, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doyel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doyel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Doyel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Doyel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doyel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 93 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Doyel at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

93

Since 1922

26 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1922

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1947

Doyel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1922

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 19471940193619321930192719251922 7

Doyel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
36 births that decade — 39% of Doyel's all-time total
1920s361930s361940s21

Doyel by state

Where Doyel concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doyel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 5.4%
Oklahoma share of Doyel's total US births 5.4%

5 of 93 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doyel?
93 babies have been named Doyel since 1922. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Doyel most popular?
Doyel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Doyel most popular?
The top states for the name Doyel are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Doyel been used?
Doyel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 26 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Doyel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doyle, Doyal, Doyce, Doy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.