Recorded 1931–1962 Girls' name Peak 1953 258 births

Doylene — girls' name

258 babies named Doylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s611940s871950s891960s21
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Doylene was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

16 babies were named Doylene in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Doylene between 1931 and 1962, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doylene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doylene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Doylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Doylene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doylene 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 258 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.

Doylene at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

258

Since 1931

32 years of records

Peak year

1953

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1931

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1962

Doylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1931

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1953)
16
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 196219581954195019461942193719331931 7

Doylene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
89 births that decade — 34% of Doylene's all-time total
1930s611940s871950s891960s21

Doylene by state

Where Doylene concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doylene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.9%
Texas share of Doylene's total US births 1.9%

5 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doylene?
258 babies have been named Doylene since 1931. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1953 with 16 births.
When was Doylene most popular?
Doylene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Doylene most popular?
The top states for the name Doylene are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Doylene been used?
Doylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 32 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Doylene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doyle, Doyce, Doyne, Doy, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1931–1962 (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.