Doc Boy
How popular is Doc?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Doc in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
631living people named Doc (est.)
14median age of people named Doc
1,391babies named Doc since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025
Doc popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▼ 157 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+170% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #7,486 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (37 boys) |
| Highest rank | #412 in 1883 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Doc is most popular
Babies named Doc per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 boys)
Doc by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 | #412 |
| 1890s | 90 | #497 |
| 1900s | 88 | #578 |
| 1910s | 166 | #924 |
| 1920s | 170 | #1,416 |
| 1930s | 68 | #1,872 |
| 1940s | 61 | #2,522 |
| 1950s | 63 | #2,496 |
| 1960s | 41 | #2,783 |
| 1970s | 27 | #3,656 |
| 1980s | 38 | #4,567 |
| 1990s | 32 | #6,401 |
| 2000s | 83 | #6,388 |
| 2010s | 177 | #3,229 |
| 2020s | 166 | #3,179 |
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Questions
- Is Doc a boy or girl name?
- Doc is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Doc were boys.
- How popular is the name Doc?
- 27 baby boys were named Doc in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Doc most popular?
- Doc peaked in 2021, when 37 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #412 in 1883.
- How many people are named Doc?
- 1,391 babies have been named Doc in the US since 1880. We estimate about 631 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Doc most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Doc was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.