Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Doc

#3,941 most common boys' name of all time · #9,611 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,941
Rank overall
#9,611 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
121 of 146
All-time
1,391
Since 2016
271
Peak year
2021 #3,183
Best rank
#432 1883
Girls Boys peak 37/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Doc is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 27 27 #3,953
2024 — 29 29 #3,793
2023 — 20 20 #4,889
2022 — 32 32 #3,539
2021 — 37 37 #3,183
2020 — 21 21 #4,542
2019 — 26 26 #4,008
2018 — 20 20 #4,741
2017 — 24 24 #4,225
2016 — 35 35 #3,236
2015 — 10 10 #7,508
2014 — 13 13 #6,316
2013 — 11 11 #7,032
2012 — 18 18 #5,041
2011 — 10 10 #7,514
2010 — 10 10 #7,599
2009 — 11 11 #7,245
2008 — 13 13 #6,406
2007 — 9 9 #8,189
2006 — 6 6 #10,688
2005 — 8 8 #8,314
2004 — 11 11 #6,535
2003 — 8 8 #7,846
2002 — 5 5 #10,695
2001 — 7 7 #8,357
2000 — 5 5 #10,370
1999 — 6 6 #8,725
1998 — 6 6 #8,496
1997 — 7 7 #7,294
1995 — 8 8 #6,419
1990 — 5 5 #8,146
1988 — 5 5 #7,296
1987 — 9 9 #4,589
1986 — 5 5 #6,761
1985 — 7 7 #5,167
1983 — 6 6 #5,516
1982 — 6 6 #5,647
1979 — 6 6 #5,375
1973 — 7 7 #4,075
1971 — 8 8 #3,677
1970 — 6 6 #4,246
1966 — 9 9 #2,795
1965 — 5 5 #3,954
1964 — 6 6 #3,626
1962 — 7 7 #3,322
1961 — 8 8 #3,110
1960 — 6 6 #3,681
1959 — 5 5 #4,018
1958 — 7 7 #3,292
1956 — 11 11 #2,504
1955 — 10 10 #2,578
1953 — 7 7 #3,162
1952 — 7 7 #3,112
1951 — 9 9 #2,677
1950 — 7 7 #3,034
1948 — 7 7 #3,024
1947 — 6 6 #3,390
1946 — 6 6 #3,199
1945 — 5 5 #3,370
1944 — 8 8 #2,657
1943 — 8 8 #2,748
1942 — 9 9 #2,539
1941 — 6 6 #3,159
1940 — 6 6 #3,156
1936 — 14 14 #1,883
1935 — 9 9 #2,552
1934 — 8 8 #2,771
1933 — 6 6 #3,299
1932 — 9 9 #2,658
1931 — 10 10 #2,491
1930 — 12 12 #2,309
1929 — 12 12 #2,330
1928 — 9 9 #2,862
1927 — 12 12 #2,417
1926 — 20 20 #1,730
1925 — 22 22 #1,637
1924 — 19 19 #1,846
1923 — 11 11 #2,635
1922 — 20 20 #1,774
1921 — 18 18 #1,916
1920 — 27 27 #1,421
1919 — 14 14 #2,160
1918 — 14 14 #2,174
1917 — 20 20 #1,646
1916 — 28 28 #1,268
1915 — 17 17 #1,711
1914 — 15 15 #1,616
1913 — 23 23 #1,053
1912 — 13 13 #1,358
1911 — 13 13 #943
1910 — 9 9 #1,134
1909 — 12 12 #860
1908 — 6 6 #1,238
1907 — 10 10 #890
1906 — 7 7 #1,034
1905 — 9 9 #857
1904 — 5 5 #1,241
1903 — 10 10 #751
1902 — 6 6 #1,033
1901 — 5 5 #1,090
1900 — 18 18 #594
1899 — 9 9 #741
1898 — 8 8 #829
1897 — 9 9 #753
1896 — 7 7 #917
1895 — 9 9 #766
1894 — 9 9 #757
1893 — 7 7 #848
1892 — 16 16 #519
1891 — 7 7 #788
1890 — 9 9 #699
1889 — 13 13 #542
1888 — 12 12 #599
1887 — 10 10 #610
1886 — 12 12 #559
1885 — 12 12 #566
1884 — 10 10 #638
1883 — 18 18 #432
1882 — 12 12 #565
1881 — 13 13 #501
1880 — 9 9 #653