How Many People Are Named Doak?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Doak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Doak peaked in popularity in 1957 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doak as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Doak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1957
17 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doak
Doak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 189 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Doak as a male name
Ranked #9,987 in 2021
7 male births in 2021
Peak: 1957 (17 births)
Doak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doak span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 94 babies were registered. Doak has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Doak by Decade
How has Doak tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Doak by State
Doak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Doak
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Doak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doak?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Doak are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Doak a common name?
Doak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doak most popular?
Doak reached peak popularity in 1957, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doak is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doak a male name?
Doak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doak Smith, Doak Johnson, Doak Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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