Names / Boy names
Doyle
Current rank
#7,815
holding steady
All-time peak
#195
in 1931
First recorded
1889
in U.S. data
Children named
30,600
since 1889
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #195 in 1931 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Doyle was first recorded in American naming records in 1889, where it reads as a boys' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1931, at #195 nationally. Across all years, more than 30,600 children have been named this.