Doyle comes from the Gaelic / Irish tradition, meaning The Dark Stranger.
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How popular is Doyle?
1931peak year
The name Doyle reached its peak in 1931, with 667 registrations (ranked #195). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1889, roughly 42 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7162) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Doyle's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 30,642 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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