Is Doy a boy or girl name?

Doy is a boy’s name. Of the 765 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.4% were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Doy

Recorded 1914–1987 · United States

Doy was most popular in 1933, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,533 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 765 people named Doy.

Doy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Doy’s peak in 1933. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Doy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Doy is a boy’s name — 4.4% of the 765 Americans given it were girls and 95.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Doy

Where Doy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

West Virginia 72.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org