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Doc

/ˈdɑk/ · 100% boys · 27 born in 2025

Doc has been given to about 1,391 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdɑk/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 682
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Doc per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2021 · 37
  • Born in 202527
  • All time1,391

How popular is Doc?

Its best year was 2021, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 3200th. The typical living American called Doc is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Doc

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dock0.85
  2. Don0.65
  3. Donn0.62
  4. Donny0.51
  5. Dick0.47
  6. Doug0.45
  7. Dion0.45
  8. Deon0.45

Middle names for Doc

Ranked by flow score
  1. Doc James0.74
  2. Doc Miles0.73
  3. Doc Wilder0.72
  4. Doc Thomas0.71
  5. Doc Cole0.60
  6. Doc Paul0.55

Sibling names for Doc

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.84
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.84
  3. Merritteither · 0.83
  4. Vedasister · 0.82
  5. Soleither · 0.82
  6. Louisasister · 0.82

Where Doc is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Doc Evans0.73
  2. Doc Edwards0.73
  3. Doc Anderson0.73
  4. Doc Allen0.73
  5. Doc Adams0.73
  6. Doc Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Doc

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Doc across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.