How Many People Are Named Doyle Johnson?

There are approximately 87 people named Doyle Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,939,705 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Doyle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

87

1 in 3,939,705 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Doyle: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Doyle. The peak year was 1931 with 677 births. The average person named Doyle today is 67 years old.

Male
Female
0 135 271 406 542 677 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Doyle

In the 2020 Census, the first name Doyle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.15%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.56%) and Two or More Races (3.18%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Doyle in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Doyle rose or fell over time.

White
88.15%
Black
5.56%
Hispanic
1.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.51%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.48%
Two or More Races
3.18%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
56.79%
Black
33.56%
Hispanic
3.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.71%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.88%
Two or More Races
4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Doyle" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Doyle are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 87 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Doyle Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Doyle Johnson?

We estimate approximately 87 people named Doyle Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Doyle is shared by 13,971 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Doyle Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,939,705 Americans. The first name Doyle is uncommon and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Doyle a male or female name?

Doyle is predominantly male, with 99.2% of bearers being male and 0.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1931 and the average bearer today is 67 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Doyle?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Doyle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (88.15%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (5.56%) and Two or More Races (3.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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