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Doc

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Meaning of Doc: American: 'occupational name for a doctor'

Doc is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3839th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3839

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,391

First recorded 1880 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 6 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 11 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 10 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 11 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 37 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 20 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Doc per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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