Doye
Doye is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Meaning & Origin of Doye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Doye is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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The Story of Doye
As a girl name
American parents first put Doye on the record books as a girl name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 5 Doyes were born — ranking #4,417 that year. About 50% of every Doye on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Doye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1934, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Doye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1934: 10 births, good for #2,393 nationwide. About 27% of every Doye on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Doye last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 106 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Doye
Doye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 106 births in the dataset. Doye's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #2,393. Use the chart and map above to compare Doye'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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