Doyle - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Doyle \do(y)-le\ is pronounced doyl. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "black stranger". Variant of Dougal. Authors Paddy Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle.

Baby names that sound like Doyle are Dayle, Dale, Dalle, Daile and Dooley. Other similar baby names are Coyle and Royle.

Doyle is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Doyle. Click here to compare Doyle with related baby names.