Recorded 1924–1936 Girls' name Peak 1926 33 births

Dorace — girls' name

33 babies named Dorace in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s281930s5
1920s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Dorace was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dorace in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorace

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Dorace between 1924 and 1936, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorace currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorace performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dorace shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dorace in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorace 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 33 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.

Dorace at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

33

Since 1924

13 years of records

Peak year

1926

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1924

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1936

Dorace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1924

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1926)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
468101214 19361929192619251924 5

Dorace by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 85% of Dorace's all-time total
1920s281930s5

Dorace by state

Where Dorace concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dorace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 18.2%
Texas share of Dorace's total US births 18.2%

6 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorace?
33 babies have been named Dorace since 1924. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1926 with 12 births.
When was Dorace most popular?
Dorace was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Dorace most popular?
The top states for the name Dorace are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Dorace been used?
Dorace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 13 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Dorace?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1924–1936 (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.