Boys' name · since 1935
Dohn
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Dohn, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dohn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 98 recorded since 1935.
Dohn has 98 recorded births among boys since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1966.
- #17,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dohn ranks #17,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dohn's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dohn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dohn's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dohn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1966
- Peak year (1962)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dohn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Dohn's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dohn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
18 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (37% of all-time use).
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dohn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.