Doyce
The Story of Doyce
As a girl name
American parents first put Doyce on the record books as a girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 12 Doyces were born — ranking #2,439 that year. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Doyces. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1946 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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
The earliest SSA record of Doyce as a boy name dates back to 1914, when 6 babies received it. 1934 was its biggest year on record, with 39 newborns named Doyce — #1,038 in the national rankings. The 1930s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Doyces. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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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