boy's name
Doc
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,391
Doc is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Doc over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 121 |
| 1890s | 90 |
| 1900s | 88 |
| 1910s | 166 |
| 1920s | 170 |
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 61 |
| 1950s | 63 |
| 1960s | 41 |
| 1970s | 27 |
| 1980s | 38 |
| 1990s | 32 |
| 2000s | 83 |
| 2010s | 177 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 166 |
How popular is Doc?
In 2025, Doc was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Doc
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Doc also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Doc over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Doc
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Doc — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Doc
How popular is the name Doc?
In 2025, Doc was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Doc a girl's or a boy's name?
Doc is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Doc?
Doc has 1 syllable.
When was Doc most popular?
Doc peaked in 2021, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Doc a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Doc currently ranks #4,020 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.