Doyce
The Story of Doyce
As a girl name
Doyce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 12 Doyces were born — ranking #2,439 that year. As of 2026, Doyce ranks #3,430 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 172 Doyces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Doyce first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 39 Doyces were born — ranking #1,038 that year. As of 2026, Doyce ranks #8,700 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 946 Doyces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Doyce
Doyce is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 946 births in the dataset. Doyce's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #1,038. Use the chart and map above to compare Doyce'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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