Doc Name Popularity

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How popular is Doc?

In 2018 the rare name Doc, ranked the 4,755th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Doc is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #415 in 1883.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 35 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Doc in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1996.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Doc occurred roughly during the years 1880-1883, 1910-1913, and 2009-2012, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1920-1923, and 2016-2017.

Doc's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Doc has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Doc?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Doc is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Doc (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		20	4,755
2017		24	4,242
2016		35	3,239
2015		10	7,627
2014		13	6,377
2013		11	7,147
2012		18	5,082
2011		10	7,629
2010		10	7,726
2009		11	7,334
2008		13	6,495
2007		9	8,352
2006		6	11,014
2005		8	8,491
2004		11	6,653
2003		8	8,043
2002		5	11,132
2001		7	8,545
2000		5	10,840
1999		6	9,009
1998		6	8,776
1997		7	7,500
1996		< 5	--
1995		8	6,554
1994		< 5	--
1993		< 5	--
1992		< 5	--
1991		< 5	--
1990		5	8,466
1989		< 5	--
1988		5	7,583
1987		9	4,654
1986		5	7,006
1985		7	5,298
1984		< 5	--
1983		6	5,674
1982		6	5,840
1981		< 5	--
1980		< 5	--
1979		6	5,540
1978		< 5	--
1977		< 5	--
1976		< 5	--
1975		< 5	--
1974		< 5	--
1973		7	4,189
1972		< 5	--
1971		8	3,746
1970		6	4,374
1969		< 5	--
1968		< 5	--
1967		< 5	--
1966		9	2,835
1965		5	4,043
1964		6	3,715
1963		< 5	--
1962		7	3,386
1961		8	3,160
1960		6	3,766
1959		5	4,138
1958		7	3,350
1957		< 5	--
1956		11	2,535
1955		10	2,635
1954		< 5	--
1953		7	3,206
1952		7	3,172
1951		9	2,714
1950		7	3,106
1949		< 5	--
1948		7	3,073
1947		6	3,460
1946		6	3,257
1945		5	3,438
1944		8	2,689
1943		8	2,786
1942		9	2,569
1941		6	3,227
1940		6	3,213
1939		< 5	--
1938		< 5	--
1937		< 5	--
1936		14	1,896
1935		9	2,582
1934		8	2,794
1933		6	3,359
1932		9	2,683
1931		10	2,517
1930		12	2,333
1929		12	2,351
1928		9	2,900
1927		12	2,437
1926		20	1,741
1925		22	1,641
1924		19	1,854
1923		11	2,661
1922		20	1,780
1921		18	1,926
1920		27	1,428
1919		14	2,175
1918		14	2,183
1917		20	1,658
1916		28	1,274
1915		17	1,720
1914		15	1,627
1913		23	1,054
1912		13	1,374
1911		13	940
1910		9	1,139
1909		12	854
1908		6	1,255
1907		10	885
1906		7	1,037
1905		9	854
1904		5	1,258
1903		10	746
1902		6	1,040
1901		5	1,092
1900		18	587
1899		9	731
1898		8	825
1897		9	741
1896		7	918
1895		9	751
1894		9	748
1893		7	852
1892		16	499
1891		7	789
1890		9	682
1889		13	533
1888		12	585
1887		10	597
1886		12	549
1885		12	556
1884		10	624
1883		18	415
1882		12	548
1881		13	489
1880		9	646

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.