How Many People Are Named Doc?
An estimated 625 people in the United States have the first name Doc. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Doc peaked in popularity in 2021 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doc 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 Doc paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
625
About 1 in 548,407 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2021
37 births
Total Registered
1,364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doc
Doc is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,364 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Doc as a male name
Ranked #3,810 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (37 births)
Doc: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doc span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 177 babies were registered. While Doc is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Doc by Decade
How has Doc 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.
Doc by State
Birth registrations for Doc span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in California, Mississippi, Georgia. On average, about 22 Docs were registered per state.
Doc + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doc as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Doc
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Doc: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doc?
We estimate approximately 625 people named Doc 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 548,407 Americans share this first name.
Is Doc a common name?
Doc is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doc most popular?
Doc reached peak popularity in 2021, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doc is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doc a male name?
Doc is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doc Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doc Smith, Doc Johnson, Doc 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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