Boys' name · since 1889
Doyle
30,400 babies named Doyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,701 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,400
- born since 1889
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doyle currently ranks #7701 among boys' names in America, with 30,400 babies recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doyle has been recorded 30,400 times among boys since 1889, currently ranked #7701 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, 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 1889 to 2025.
- #679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,701 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 30,400 born since 1889
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doyle ranks #679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,701 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 30,400 born since 1889, peaking in the 1930s.
- #679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,701 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,400
- born since 1889
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doyle's 30,400 recorded births place it above 98.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Doyle compares
30,400 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Doyle's all-time total is 82x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Doyle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 667 | 34 | 22,252 |
Doyle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doyle's full recorded timeline at 1957, 26% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 74% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 667 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doyle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1931)
- 667
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Doyle popularity over time - girls
252 total births recorded since 1914 (Doyle as girls' name)
Doyle by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6,021 births, 20% of the file).
1930s was Doyle's strongest decade.
6,021 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Doyle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 9
1880s
9 births
- 1890s 87
1890s
87 births
- 1900s 216
1900s
216 births
- 1910s 2,054
1910s
2,054 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,930 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,021 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,529 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,079 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,465 births
- 1970s 1,462
1970s
1,462 births
- 1980s 670
1980s
670 births
- 1990s 412
1990s
412 births
- 2000s 273
2000s
273 births
- 2010s 130
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6,021 births (20% of all-time use).
How Doyle 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 Doyle's total volume
Doyle by state
Where Doyle concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,434 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 2,453 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 2,349 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 1,829 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 1,353 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,342 | 4.4% |
| #7 | California | | 1,182 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 995 | 3.3% |
4,434 of 30,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Doyle appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Doyle's data
- Doyle's decade-level peak was the 1930s (6,021 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Doyles (4,434 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doyle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Doyle 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.