Recorded 1909–1971 Girls' name Peak 1932 1,885 births

Doloris — girls' name

1,885 babies named Doloris in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Doloris was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

107 babies were named Doloris in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doloris

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,885 babies named Doloris between 1909 and 1971, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doloris currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 107 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doloris performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 660 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Doloris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Doloris in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doloris in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,885 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Doloris at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

1,885

Since 1909

63 years of records

Peak year

1932

107 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1909

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 1971

Doloris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1909

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1932)
107
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Doloris by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
660 births that decade — 35% of Doloris's all-time total
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Doloris by state

Where Doloris concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Doloris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
96 5.1%
#2 Illinois
94 5.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
84 4.5%
#4 Wisconsin
70 3.7%
#5 Minnesota
58 3.1%
#6 Michigan
57 3.0%
#7 Indiana
25 1.3%
#8 Iowa
22 1.2%
Ohio share of Doloris's total US births 5.1%
Even split

96 of 1,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Doloris appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doloris?
1,885 babies have been named Doloris since 1909. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1932 with 107 births.
When was Doloris most popular?
Doloris was most popular in the 1930s decade with 660 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Doloris most popular?
The top states for the name Doloris are Ohio (96 births), Illinois (94 births), Pennsylvania (84 births).
How long has the name Doloris been used?
Doloris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 63 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Doloris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dolores, Dolly, Dollie, Dola, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.