Is Doyce a boy or girl name?

Doyce is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,118 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.4% were girls and 84.6% were boys.

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Doyce

Recorded 1914–1993 · United States

Doyce was most popular in 1936, when 48 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,808 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,118 people named Doyce.

Doyce over time

Births per year. The dot marks Doyce’s peak in 1936. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Doyce a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Doyce is mostly a boy’s name — 15.4% of the 1,118 Americans given it were girls and 84.6% 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 Doyce

Where Doyce is most concentrated

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

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