How Many People Are Named Docia?
An estimated 134 people in the United States have the first name Docia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Docia peaked in popularity in 1890 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Docia 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 Docia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Docia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
134
About 1 in 2,557,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1890
33 births
Total Registered
1,109
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Docia
Docia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,109 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Docia as a female name
Ranked #10,812 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1890 (33 births)
Docia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Docia span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 196 babies were registered. Docia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1890s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Docia by Decade
How has Docia 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.
Docia by State
Birth registrations for Docia span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas. On average, about 9 Docias were registered per state.
Docia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Docia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Docia
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Docia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Docia?
We estimate approximately 134 people named Docia 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 2,557,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Docia a common name?
Docia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,109 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Docia most popular?
Docia reached peak popularity in 1890, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Docia is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Docia a female name?
Docia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Docia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Docia Smith, Docia Johnson, Docia 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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