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
- Peak · girls
- 1929 · 16,498 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 53 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 462,548since 1880
Doris over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,895 | 58 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,203 | 86 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,352 | 77 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,193 | 86 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,416 | 74 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,376 | 74 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,745 | 118 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,830 | 111 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,097 | 92 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,757 | 118 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,209 | 85 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,692 | 124 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,259 | 82 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,434 | 75 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,670 | 67 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,375 | 81 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,137 | 94 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,147 | 93 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,149 | 90 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,030 | 92 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,855 | 102 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,001 | 90 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,934 | 91 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,671 | 108 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,674 | 105 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,482 | 116 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,416 | 121 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,412 | 118 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,328 | 128 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,183 | 145 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,066 | 170 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,029 | 179 | — | |
| 1992 | #882 | 224 | — | |
| 1991 | #907 | 214 | — | |
| 1990 | #855 | 230 | — | |
| 1989 | #887 | 207 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #812 | 225 | — | |
| 1987 | #779 | 227 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #792 | 212 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #681 | 264 | — | |
| 1984 | #684 | 245 | — | |
| 1983 | #683 | 248 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #660 | 270 | — | |
| 1981 | #652 | 271 | — | |
| 1980 | #617 | 298 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #617 | 286 | — | |
| 1978 | #541 | 330 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #535 | 338 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #507 | 352 | — | |
| 1975 | #479 | 383 | — | |
| 1974 | #429 | 456 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #414 | 477 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #363 | 605 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #338 | 752 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #315 | 863 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #275 | 1,037 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #263 | 1,021 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #243 | 1,179 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #216 | 1,417 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #205 | 1,625 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #191 | 1,929 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #181 | 2,129 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #171 | 2,379 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #160 | 2,580 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1960 | #147 | 2,897 | #1,728 | 22 |
| 1959 | #138 | 3,135 | #1,759 | 21 |
| 1958 | #131 | 3,319 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #119 | 3,721 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #109 | 4,099 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #101 | 4,239 | #1,791 | 19 |
| 1954 | #93 | 4,457 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #87 | 4,900 | #1,630 | 22 |
| 1952 | #83 | 4,950 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #80 | 5,025 | #1,344 | 30 |
| 1950 | #74 | 5,053 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1949 | #69 | 5,284 | #1,297 | 31 |
| 1948 | #64 | 5,548 | #1,400 | 27 |
| 1947 | #58 | 6,029 | #1,252 | 34 |
| 1946 | #51 | 5,987 | #1,094 | 40 |
| 1945 | #46 | 5,820 | #1,122 | 34 |
| 1944 | #42 | 6,324 | #1,328 | 25 |
| 1943 | #40 | 7,128 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1942 | #41 | 7,176 | #867 | 57 |
| 1941 | #38 | 7,081 | #694 | 78 |
| 1940 | #31 | 7,767 | #702 | 74 |
| 1939 | #29 | 7,687 | #610 | 90 |
| 1938 | #25 | 8,603 | #656 | 83 |
| 1937 | #22 | 8,883 | #609 | 91 |
| 1936 | #15 | 9,226 | #653 | 80 |
| 1935 | #13 | 10,604 | #598 | 94 |
| 1934 | #11 | 11,627 | #615 | 93 |
| 1933 | #10 | 12,025 | #591 | 96 |
| 1932 | #10 | 12,910 | #524 | 123 |
| 1931 | #10 | 13,629 | #605 | 95 |
| 1930 | #9 | 15,464 | #534 | 124 |
| 1929 | #6 | 16,498 | #571 | 109 |
| 1928 | #7 | 16,575 | #603 | 104 |
| 1927 | #7 | 16,512 | #601 | 107 |
| 1926 | #7 | 16,295 | #605 | 107 |
| 1925 | #8 | 16,075 | #703 | 84 |
| 1924 | #9 | 15,786 | #626 | 104 |
| 1923 | #11 | 14,610 | #692 | 87 |
| 1922 | #11 | 13,798 | #780 | 73 |
| 1921 | #13 | 13,152 | #733 | 81 |
| 1920 | #14 | 11,892 | #691 | 86 |
| 1919 | #18 | 9,433 | #822 | 63 |
| 1918 | #19 | 9,061 | #818 | 64 |
| 1917 | #25 | 7,819 | #784 | 64 |
| 1916 | #32 | 7,161 | #922 | 47 |
| 1915 | #34 | 6,292 | #879 | 49 |
| 1914 | #36 | 4,429 | #967 | 33 |
| 1913 | #44 | 3,049 | #969 | 26 |
| 1912 | #48 | 2,657 | #1,023 | 20 |
| 1911 | #56 | 1,812 | #707 | 20 |
| 1910 | #64 | 1,536 | #928 | 12 |
| 1909 | #64 | 1,298 | #951 | 10 |
| 1908 | #70 | 1,155 | #744 | 13 |
| 1907 | #76 | 1,023 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #83 | 856 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #83 | 812 | — | |
| 1904 | #88 | 736 | #810 | 9 |
| 1903 | #95 | 629 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #93 | 656 | — | |
| 1901 | #101 | 530 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #117 | 557 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #113 | 431 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #125 | 429 | — | |
| 1897 | #139 | 349 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #152 | 307 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #193 | 198 | — | |
| 1894 | #191 | 187 | — | |
| 1893 | #225 | 134 | — | |
| 1892 | #223 | 134 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #264 | 86 | — | |
| 1890 | #268 | 87 | — | |
| 1889 | #315 | 60 | — | |
| 1888 | #325 | 55 | — | |
| 1887 | #348 | 38 | — | |
| 1886 | #406 | 28 | — | |
| 1885 | #373 | 30 | — | |
| 1884 | #416 | 23 | — | |
| 1883 | #411 | 21 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#376 · 1 in 2,483
- Missouri#472 · 1 in 3,925
- New York#517 · 1 in 3,875
- North Carolina#532 · 1 in 4,445
- Pennsylvania#610 · 1 in 5,727
Best ever in a state: #3 in New Hampshire, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #376 | 5 | 1 in 2,483 |
| Missouri | #472 | 8 | 1 in 3,925 |
| New York | #517 | 28 | 1 in 3,875 |
| North Carolina | #532 | 8 | 1 in 4,445 |
| Pennsylvania | #610 | 12 | 1 in 5,727 |
| Florida | #628 | 13 | 1 in 5,110 |
| Louisiana | #634 | 6 | 1 in 4,700 |
| Indiana | #656 | 5 | 1 in 6,573 |
| New Jersey | #659 | 7 | 1 in 5,999 |
| Georgia | #715 | 6 | 1 in 6,280 |
| California | #750 | 33 | 1 in 6,294 |
| Texas | #820 | 18 | 1 in 7,315 |
| Michigan | #858 | 6 | 1 in 9,421 |
| Illinois | #902 | 8 | 1 in 8,867 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1929 at #6 (16,498 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: 10 yrs · run 1924–1933
- Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1902–1954
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
- Highest: 1 in 68 girls born in 1929 were named Doris (1.5%)
- Latest: 1 in 27,711 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 32.7% of all girls named Doris (151,193) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 | #315 (1889) | #417 |
| 1890s | 2,342 | #113 (1899) | #189 |
| 1900s | 8,252 | #64 (1909) | #87 |
| 1910s | 53,249 | #18 (1919) | #38 |
| 1920s | 151,193 | #6 (1929) | #9 |
| 1930s | 110,658 | #9 (1930) | #15 |
| 1940s | 64,144 | #31 (1940) | #48 |
| 1950s | 42,898 | #74 (1950) | #102 |
| 1960s | 18,193 | #147 (1960) | #205 |
| 1970s | 4,842 | #315 (1970) | #454 |
| 1980s | 2,467 | #617 (1980) | #725 |
| 1990s | 1,645 | #855 (1990) | #1,156 |
| 2000s | 946 | #1,671 (2001) | #1,997 |
| 2010s | 974 | #1,692 (2014) | #2,062 |
| 2020s | 455 | #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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 8,092 of them was named Doris, which outranked 93.8% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #786Phylicia214
- #786Zoe214
- #791Sophie213
- #792Doris212
- #792Andrew212
- #792Clare212
- #792Leila212
- #797Christal211
- #797Gabriella211
- #797Karin211
Tied with 4 names at #792; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 368,303 of them was named Doris, which outranked 14.2% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,109 names at #6,721; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.