Boy name#632 of boy names
Doyle
Pronounced D OY1 L (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1931
- 136 years in use
How popular is Doyle?
Doyle is a boys' name, and first appears in 1889. It has been given to 30,642 children — the 632nd most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 117 births across the past decade, against a peak of 667 in a single year. That peak was in 1931.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D OY1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Doyle
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Doyle
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Doyle?
- Doyle ranks 632nd among boys' names in US records, with 30,642 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 117.
- Is Doyle a unisex name?
- No. Doyle is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Doyle most popular?
- 1931, when 667 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.