Recorded 1916–1951 Boys' name Peak 1933 66 births

Doyt — boys' name

66 babies named Doyt in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s291930s221950s5
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Doyt was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

10 babies were named Doyt in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doyt

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Doyt between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doyt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doyt performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Doyt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Doyt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doyt 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 66 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.

Doyt at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

66

Since 1916

36 years of records

Peak year

1933

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1916

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1951

Doyt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1916

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1933)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 19511935193319321929192519241923192119171916 5

Doyt by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 44% of Doyt's all-time total
1910s101920s291930s221950s5

Doyt by state

Where Doyt concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doyt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 7.6%
Ohio share of Doyt's total US births 7.6%

5 of 66 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doyt?
66 babies have been named Doyt since 1916. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1933 with 10 births.
When was Doyt most popular?
Doyt was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
Where is Doyt most popular?
The top states for the name Doyt are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Doyt been used?
Doyt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 36 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Doyt?
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, 1916–1951 (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.