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.
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 1908
Top girls' names in 1908
Top boys' names in 1908
More about 1908
girls
334,312 girls got a published name in 1908; 1 in 289 of them was named Doris, which outranked 97.1% of the 2,434 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
154,336 boys got a published name in 1908; 1 in 11,872 of them was named Doris, which outranked 53.0% of the 1,584 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).