Doyne
Doyne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Cory Doyne, Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently in the Washington Nationals organization John Doyne (1912–1997), Wisconsin politician and the first County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Maggie Doyne, American philanthropist who has built an orphanage, women's centre and school in the Kopila Valley of Nepal Philip…
Meaning & Origin of Doyne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Doyne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Cory Doyne, Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently in the Washington Nationals organization John Doyne (1912–1997), Wisconsin politician and the first County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Maggie Doyne, American philanthropist who has built an orphanage, women's centre and school in the Kopila Valley of Nepal Philip…
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The Story of Doyne
As a girl name
American parents first put Doyne on the record books as a girl name in 1913, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 9 Doynes were born — ranking #3,219 that year. About 48% of every Doyne on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Doyne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1943, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 63 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Doyne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1934: 28 births, good for #1,266 nationwide. About 29% of every Doyne on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Doyne last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 449 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Doyne
Doyne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 449 births in the dataset. Doyne's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #1,266. Use the chart and map above to compare Doyne'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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