Doak
Doak is a surname and a masculine given name. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Doak
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Doak is a surname and a masculine given name. It may refer to:
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The Story of Doak
Doak first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 17 Doaks were born — ranking #1,952 that year. As of 2026, Doak ranks #9,707 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 189 Doaks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Doak
Doak is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 189 births in the dataset. Doak's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #1,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Doak's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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