Doris

#2,895 for girls in 2025, 58 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1929 · 16,498 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
53 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
462,548
since 1880

Doris over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #6, 1929girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,89558—
2024#2,20386—
2023#2,35277—
2022#2,19386—
2021#2,41674—
2020#2,37674—
2019#1,745118—
2018#1,830111—
2017#2,09792—
2016#1,757118—
2015#2,20985—
2014#1,692124—
2013#2,25982—
2012#1,929102—
2011#2,43475—
2010#2,67067—
2009#2,37581—
2008#2,13794—
2007#2,14793—
2006#2,14990—
2005#2,03092—
2004#1,855102—
2003#2,00190—
2002#1,93491—
2001#1,671108—
2000#1,674105—
1999#1,482116—
1998#1,416121—
1997#1,412118—
1996#1,328128—
1995#1,183145—
1994#1,066170—
1993#1,029179—
1992#882224—
1991#907214—
1990#855230—
1989#887207#6,9416
1988#812225—
1987#779227#5,4597
1986#792212#6,7215
1985#681264—
1984#684245—
1983#683248#6,2385
1982#660270—
1981#652271—
1980#617298#4,9407
1979#617286—
1978#541330#5,0596
1977#535338#5,8455
1976#507352—
1975#479383—
1974#429456#4,6346
1973#414477#5,1015
1972#363605#4,4416
1971#338752#3,3709
1970#315863#4,7245
1969#2751,037#2,41513
1968#2631,021#2,31113
1967#2431,179#2,9858
1966#2161,417#2,21613
1965#2051,625#2,9828
1964#1911,929#2,8549
1963#1812,129#2,8589
1962#1712,379#2,8489
1961#1602,580#1,99717
1960#1472,897#1,72822
1959#1383,135#1,75921
1958#1313,319#1,76620
1957#1193,721#1,95217
1956#1094,099#1,72221
1955#1014,239#1,79119
1954#934,457#1,95616
1953#874,900#1,63022
1952#834,950#1,70120
1951#805,025#1,34430
1950#745,053#1,46425
1949#695,284#1,29731
1948#645,548#1,40027
1947#586,029#1,25234
1946#515,987#1,09440
1945#465,820#1,12234
1944#426,324#1,32825
1943#407,128#1,07440
1942#417,176#86757
1941#387,081#69478
1940#317,767#70274
1939#297,687#61090
1938#258,603#65683
1937#228,883#60991
1936#159,226#65380
1935#1310,604#59894
1934#1111,627#61593
1933#1012,025#59196
1932#1012,910#524123
1931#1013,629#60595
1930#915,464#534124
1929#616,498#571109
1928#716,575#603104
1927#716,512#601107
1926#716,295#605107
1925#816,075#70384
1924#915,786#626104
1923#1114,610#69287
1922#1113,798#78073
1921#1313,152#73381
1920#1411,892#69186
1919#189,433#82263
1918#199,061#81864
1917#257,819#78464
1916#327,161#92247
1915#346,292#87949
1914#364,429#96733
1913#443,049#96926
1912#482,657#1,02320
1911#561,812#70720
1910#641,536#92812
1909#641,298#95110
1908#701,155#74413
1907#761,023#86610
1906#83856#9278
1905#83812—
1904#88736#8109
1903#95629#1,1305
1902#93656—
1901#101530#8587
1900#117557#1,3105
1899#113431#9286
1898#125429—
1897#139349#1,0575
1896#152307#1,1015
1895#193198—
1894#191187—
1893#225134—
1892#223134#1,0665
1891#26486—
1890#26887—
1889#31560—
1888#32555—
1887#34838—
1886#40628—
1885#37330—
1884#41623—
1883#41121—
1882#45816—
1881#53910—
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Doris was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Doris is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedNHWashington: #553 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,469 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #409 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,868 girlsMNIllinois: #353 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedWIMichigan: #312 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,091 girlsMINew York: #251 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsNYMassachusetts: #423 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,917 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedIAIndiana: #347 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsINOhio: #424 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,984 girlsOHPennsylvania: #447 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,018 girlsPANew Jersey: #269 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,451 girlsNJConnecticut: #300 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,846 girlsCTCalifornia: #443 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,800 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedNEMissouri: #332 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,279 girlsMOKentucky: #244 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsKYWest Virginia: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsWVVirginia: #303 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsVAMaryland: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,689 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Doris, so not publishedNMKansas: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsKSArkansas: #251 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsARTennessee: #379 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #206 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #168 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 741 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #218 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 977 girlsDCOklahoma: #340 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,961 girlsOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsLAMississippi: #121 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 478 girlsMSAlabama: #261 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsALGeorgia: #259 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,438 girlsGAHawaii: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 945 girlsHITexas: #350 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsTXFlorida: #265 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#121 · 1 in 478
  2. South Carolina#168 · 1 in 741
  3. North Carolina#206 · 1 in 1,060
  4. District of Columbia#218 · 1 in 977
  5. Kentucky#244 · 1 in 1,367

Best ever in a state: #3 in New Hampshire, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#121391 in 478
South Carolina#168281 in 741
North Carolina#206381 in 1,060
District of Columbia#21891 in 977
Kentucky#244191 in 1,367
Arkansas#251111 in 1,265
New York#251961 in 1,304
Georgia#259271 in 1,438
Alabama#261181 in 1,477
Louisiana#262231 in 1,267
Hawaii#26451 in 945
Florida#265341 in 1,405
New Jersey#269321 in 1,451
West Virginia#27281 in 1,629
Connecticut#300101 in 1,846
Virginia#303161 in 2,066
Michigan#312331 in 2,091
Missouri#332151 in 2,279
Oklahoma#34091 in 1,961
Indiana#347161 in 2,570
Texas#350541 in 1,923
Illinois#353361 in 2,297
Tennessee#379111 in 2,829
Kansas#39351 in 2,706
Minnesota#40971 in 3,868
Massachusetts#423101 in 3,917
Ohio#424211 in 3,984
California#443531 in 2,800
Pennsylvania#447201 in 4,018
Maryland#51851 in 4,689
Washington#55351 in 4,469
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Doris
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 692 spots since 2024 (#2,203 → #2,895)
  • 519 spots since 2020 (#2,376 → #2,895)
  • 686 spots since 2015 (#2,209 → #2,895)
  • Biggest jump: 81 spots in 1882 (#539 → #458)
  • Biggest drop: 147 spots in 1993 (#882 → #1,029)
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1929 at #6 (16,498 births)
  • Births halved by 1939, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: 10 yrs · run 1924–1933
  • Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1902–1954
  • Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 68
  • Highest: 1 in 68 girls born in 1929 were named Doris (1.5%)
  • Latest: 1 in 27,711 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 32.7% of all girls named Doris (151,193) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s290#315 (1889)#417
1890s2,342#113 (1899)#189
1900s8,252#64 (1909)#87
1910s53,249#18 (1919)#38
1920s151,193#6 (1929)#9
1930s110,658#9 (1930)#15
1940s64,144#31 (1940)#48
1950s42,898#74 (1950)#102
1960s18,193#147 (1960)#205
1970s4,842#315 (1970)#454
1980s2,467#617 (1980)#725
1990s1,645#855 (1990)#1,156
2000s946#1,671 (2001)#1,997
2010s974#1,692 (2014)#2,062
2020s455#2,193 (2022)#2,406

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Doris in 1971

girls
#338
752 births · 1 in 2,213 girls
boys
#3,370
9 births · 1 in 196,494 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #338Doris752

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #3,370Doris9
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 2,213 of them was named Doris, which outranked 96.5% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doris
  1. #335Daphne778
  2. #336Katie759
  3. #337Cara755
  4. #338Doris752
  5. #338Desiree752
  6. #340Tammi745
  7. #341Rosemary743
  8. #342Bernadette740

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 196,494 of them was named Doris, which outranked 40.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doris
  1. #3,146Winthrop10
  2. #3,146Wray10
  3. #3,146Zebedee10
  4. #3,370Doris9
  5. #3,370Able9
  6. #3,370Aden9
  7. #3,370Adi9
  8. #3,658Aaren8
  9. #3,658Abu8
  10. #3,658Adarryl8

Tied with 287 names at #3,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →