How Many People Are Named Doshia?
An estimated 131 people in the United States have the first name Doshia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Doshia peaked in popularity in 1921 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doshia 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 Doshia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Doshia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
131
About 1 in 2,616,445 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1921
27 births
Total Registered
768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doshia
Doshia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 768 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Doshia as a female name
Ranked #12,342 in 1988
5 female births in 1988
Peak: 1921 (27 births)
Doshia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doshia span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 140 babies were registered. Doshia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Doshia by Decade
How has Doshia 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.
Doshia by State
Birth registrations for Doshia span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky. On average, about 15 Doshias were registered per state.
Doshia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Doshia
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Doshia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doshia?
We estimate approximately 131 people named Doshia 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 2,616,445 Americans share this first name.
Is Doshia a common name?
Doshia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doshia most popular?
Doshia reached peak popularity in 1921, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doshia is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doshia a female name?
Doshia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doshia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doshia Smith, Doshia Johnson, Doshia 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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