Docia
Docia is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Docia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Docia is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Docia
The earliest SSA record of Docia as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 25 babies received it. 1890 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Docia — #446 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1980 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Docias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Docia
Docia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Docia's peak popularity came in 1890 when it ranked #446. Use the chart and map above to compare Docia'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.