Doyle

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“dark stranger” — Irish

—2024 rank
1931peak year
29,339babies named Doyle since 1880
▷ 0%5-year trend

Doyle popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 193118801920196020002024

What does Doyle mean?

From the Irish surname O Dubhghaill, meaning descendant of the dark stranger, a Norse-Viking nickname; now also given as a first name.

OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic

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