Recorded 1920–1968 Girls' name Peak 1963 237 births

Doraine — girls' name

237 babies named Doraine in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s481930s461940s351950s401960s68
1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Doraine was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

14 babies were named Doraine in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doraine

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Doraine between 1920 and 1968, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doraine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doraine performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Doraine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doraine 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 237 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.

Doraine at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

237

Since 1920

49 years of records

Peak year

1963

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1920

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1968

Doraine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1920

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1963)
14
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
46810121416 196819631957195019451935193019261920 11

Doraine by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
68 births that decade — 29% of Doraine's all-time total
1920s481930s461940s351950s401960s68

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doraine?
237 babies have been named Doraine since 1920. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1963 with 14 births.
When was Doraine most popular?
Doraine was most popular in the 1960s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Doraine been used?
Doraine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 49 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Doraine?
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.

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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, 1920–1968 (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.