Girls' name · since 1931
Doylene
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 258 babies named Doylene, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doylene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 258 recorded since 1931.
Doylene has 258 recorded births among girls since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1962.
- #17,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 258 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doylene ranks #17,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 258
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doylene's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Doylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doylene's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1962
- Peak year (1953)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Doylene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (89 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Doylene's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Doylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 89 births (34% of all-time use).
Doylene by state
Where Doylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 258 births nationwide.
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What to do with Doylene's data
- Doylene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Doylenes (5 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Doylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1931–1962 (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 Doylene 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.