Doc
Doc was the 3975th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 2021 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,663 places. More babies were named Doc in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,975 boys, up 603 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202137 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,391babies recorded
Doc popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,975 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,578 | 21 |
| 2010 | #7,738 | 10 |
| 2000 | #10,843 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,475 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,764 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,106 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,214 | 6 |
| 1930 | #2,331 | 12 |
| 1920 | #1,428 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,139 | 9 |
| 1900 | #587 | 18 |
| 1890 | #682 | 9 |
| 1880 | #646 | 9 |
How popular is Doc, counting every spelling?
Doc is the most common spelling of a name family that had 27 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doc | 27 | #3,975 | 145 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Doc?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Doc (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Doc born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Doc.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Doc?
About 600 people born in the US named Doc are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 39. That makes Doc mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Doc by state
How common Doc was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Doc: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Doc, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Doc
How popular is the name Doc?
Doc was the 3975th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 2021 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,663 places. More babies were named Doc in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Doc a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Doc in the US.
Where is Doc most popular?
In 2021–2025, Doc was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys).