Dorris
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958 · Last seen for boys in 1977 at #5,845
Given to girls 81.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1923 · 290 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 7,360since 1888
Dorris over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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
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| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | — | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | — | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | — | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | — | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | — | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #3,040 | 17 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #2,264 | 28 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #2,411 | 25 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #1,887 | 36 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #1,585 | 47 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #1,939 | 32 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #1,652 | 42 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #1,931 | 31 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #1,445 | 49 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #1,444 | 48 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #1,312 | 55 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #1,156 | 67 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1951 | #1,203 | 60 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #1,161 | 63 | #1,701 | 19 |
| 1949 | #1,109 | 66 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1948 | #923 | 88 | #1,487 | 24 |
| 1947 | #951 | 87 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1946 | #893 | 87 | #1,236 | 32 |
| 1945 | #1,003 | 59 | #1,378 | 23 |
| 1944 | #846 | 81 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1943 | #754 | 106 | #1,155 | 35 |
| 1942 | #844 | 82 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1941 | #728 | 94 | #1,276 | 27 |
| 1940 | #714 | 95 | #1,288 | 27 |
| 1939 | #643 | 113 | #942 | 44 |
| 1938 | #614 | 122 | #977 | 42 |
| 1937 | #606 | 123 | #835 | 53 |
| 1936 | #604 | 118 | #1,028 | 38 |
| 1935 | #533 | 146 | #1,040 | 38 |
| 1934 | #523 | 153 | #970 | 43 |
| 1933 | #546 | 137 | #995 | 41 |
| 1932 | #489 | 183 | #1,004 | 43 |
| 1931 | #481 | 178 | #1,015 | 43 |
| 1930 | #435 | 238 | #1,093 | 40 |
| 1929 | #434 | 229 | #1,214 | 33 |
| 1928 | #445 | 234 | #1,147 | 38 |
| 1927 | #414 | 273 | #1,098 | 42 |
| 1926 | #398 | 297 | #916 | 54 |
| 1925 | #394 | 302 | #945 | 51 |
| 1924 | #392 | 304 | #993 | 50 |
| 1923 | #391 | 290 | #913 | 56 |
| 1922 | #419 | 249 | #914 | 58 |
| 1921 | #427 | 254 | #1,026 | 46 |
| 1920 | #453 | 222 | #1,045 | 44 |
| 1919 | #466 | 203 | #1,047 | 42 |
| 1918 | #549 | 164 | #1,035 | 42 |
| 1917 | #476 | 187 | #964 | 45 |
| 1916 | #519 | 159 | #1,058 | 37 |
| 1915 | #526 | 143 | #1,054 | 37 |
| 1914 | #557 | 101 | #1,153 | 25 |
| 1913 | #579 | 77 | #1,075 | 22 |
| 1912 | #673 | 55 | #1,137 | 17 |
| 1911 | #558 | 58 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #593 | 49 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #580 | 44 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #791 | 24 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #694 | 30 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #642 | 31 | — | |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 | — | |
| 1904 | #727 | 23 | — | |
| 1903 | #836 | 17 | — | |
| 1902 | #537 | 36 | — | |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | #860 | 19 | — | |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #867 | 14 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Dorris! It came in at #1,136, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1893, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Dorris is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#227 · 1 in 1,189
- Colorado#254 · 1 in 1,782
- Nebraska#264 · 1 in 1,809
- Tennessee#276 · 1 in 2,145
- Texas#278 · 1 in 1,390
Best ever in a state: #89 in Oregon, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #227 | 18 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Colorado | #254 | 5 | 1 in 1,782 |
| Nebraska | #264 | 7 | 1 in 1,809 |
| Tennessee | #276 | 13 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Texas | #278 | 41 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Missouri | #291 | 13 | 1 in 2,358 |
| Kansas | #296 | 7 | 1 in 2,364 |
| Florida | #309 | 5 | 1 in 2,107 |
| Iowa | #330 | 7 | 1 in 3,179 |
| Indiana | #347 | 7 | 1 in 3,782 |
| Illinois | #366 | 13 | 1 in 4,552 |
| Alabama | #433 | 7 | 1 in 4,392 |
| Louisiana | #499 | 5 | 1 in 4,533 |
| Oklahoma | #507 | 5 | 1 in 5,099 |
| North Carolina | #539 | 5 | 1 in 7,467 |
| Georgia | #552 | 5 | 1 in 7,476 |
| New York | #569 | 7 | 1 in 14,108 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Dorris
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1990
- Biggest jump: 211 spots in 1909 (#791 → #580)
- Biggest drop: 299 spots in 1903 (#537 → #836)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1923 at #391 (290 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1896–1944
- Highest: 1 in 3,991 girls born in 1926 were named Dorris (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 379,709 girls born in 1990 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #391 in 1923, was only 1 in 4,160 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 36.1% of all girls named Dorris (2,654) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #1,136 (1888) | #1,136 |
| 1890s | 84 | #790 (1896) | #1,086 |
| 1900s | 275 | #537 (1902) | #699 |
| 1910s | 1,196 | #466 (1919) | #550 |
| 1920s | 2,654 | #391 (1923) | #417 |
| 1930s | 1,511 | #435 (1930) | #547 |
| 1940s | 845 | #714 (1940) | #877 |
| 1950s | 494 | #1,156 (1952) | #1,483 |
| 1960s | 202 | #1,887 (1960) | #3,104 |
| 1970s | 53 | #4,492 (1970) | #6,102 |
| 1980s | 35 | #7,409 (1981) | #10,153 |
| 1990s | 5 | #12,958 (1990) | #12,958 |
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.
Dorris in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 5,398 of them was named Dorris, which outranked 92.1% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 24,190 of them was named Dorris, which outranked 79.1% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,035Hudson45
- #1,035Josh45
- #1,035Merwin45
- #1,045Dorris44
- #1,045Alfonse44
- #1,045Alonza44
- #1,045Arley44
- #1,073Ashley43
- #1,073Benson43
- #1,073Burnett43
Tied with 27 names at #1,045; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.