Girls' name · since 1952
Doyla
Doyla has 21 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doyla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Doyla recorded 21 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1962.
- #45,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doyla ranks #45,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #45,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doyla's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doyla splits its recorded history at 1957: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1962
- Peak year (1952)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Doyla by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
1950s was Doyla's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Doyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
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What to do with Doyla's data
- Doyla's decade-level peak was the 1950s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Doyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1952–1962 (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 Doyla 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.