Recorded 1884–1966 Boys' name Peak 1917 361 births

Dozier — boys' name

361 babies named Dozier in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61890s171900s111910s791920s911930s681940s341950s371960s18
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Dozier was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dozier in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dozier

The Social Security Administration has registered 361 babies named Dozier between 1884 and 1966, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dozier currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dozier performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dozier shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dozier in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dozier 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 361 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.

Dozier at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

361

Since 1884

83 years of records

Peak year

1917

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1884

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1966

Dozier popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1884

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1917)
15
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
05101520 196619521944193419281922191619041884 6

Dozier by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
91 births that decade — 25% of Dozier's all-time total
1880s61890s171900s111910s791920s911930s681940s341950s371960s18

Dozier by state

Where Dozier concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Dozier
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
13 3.6%
#2 South Carolina
13 3.6%
#3 Florida
5 1.4%
#4 Georgia
5 1.4%
Alabama share of Dozier's total US births 3.6%
Even split

13 of 361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dozier?
361 babies have been named Dozier since 1884. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1917 with 15 births.
When was Dozier most popular?
Dozier was most popular in the 1920s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Dozier most popular?
The top states for the name Dozier are Alabama (13 births), South Carolina (13 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Dozier been used?
Dozier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 83 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Dozier?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dozie. 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, 1884–1966 (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.