Recorded 1914–1973 Unisex name Peak 1934 449 births

Doyne — boys' name

449 babies named Doyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s541920s1011930s1311940s941950s371960s211970s11
1930s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Doyne was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

28 babies were named Doyne in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 449 babies named Doyne between 1914 and 1973, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 28 babies received it in a single year. Doyne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 63 additional births since 1913.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doyne performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Doyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 140 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Doyne in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doyne 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 449 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.

Doyne at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

449

Since 1914

60 years of records

Peak year

1934

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1914

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 1973

Doyne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1914

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1934)
28
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0102030 197319591948194219361930192419181914 7

Doyne popularity over time — girls

63 total births recorded since 1913 (Doyne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 63 births
45678910 19431932192819261924192119191918191519141913 5

Doyne by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
131 births that decade — 29% of Doyne's all-time total
1910s541920s1011930s1311940s941950s371960s211970s11

Doyne by state

Where Doyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Doyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
140 31.2%
#2 Indiana
11 2.4%
Arkansas share of Doyne's total US births 31.2%
Even split

140 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doyne?
449 babies have been named Doyne since 1914. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1934 with 28 births.
When was Doyne most popular?
Doyne was most popular in the 1930s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Doyne most popular?
The top states for the name Doyne are Arkansas (140 births), Indiana (11 births).
Is Doyne a unisex name?
Yes, Doyne is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 449 births, and as a girl's name it has 63 births.
How long has the name Doyne been used?
Doyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 60 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Doyne?
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, 1914–1973 (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.