How Many People Are Named Doyal?
An estimated 405 people in the United States have the first name Doyal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Doyal peaked in popularity in 1929 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doyal 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 Doyal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Doyal is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
405
About 1 in 846,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1929
39 births
Total Registered
1,149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doyal
Doyal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,149 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Doyal as a male name
Ranked #8,248 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1929 (39 births)
Doyal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doyal span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 277 babies were registered. Doyal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Doyal by Decade
How has Doyal 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.
Doyal by State
Birth registrations for Doyal span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas. The lowest are in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas. On average, about 31 Doyals were registered per state.
Doyal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doyal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Doyal
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Doyal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doyal?
We estimate approximately 405 people named Doyal 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 846,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Doyal a common name?
Doyal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doyal most popular?
Doyal reached peak popularity in 1929, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doyal is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doyal a male name?
Doyal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doyal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doyal Smith, Doyal Johnson, Doyal 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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