Recorded 1917–1994 Unisex name Peak 1970 216 births

Doral — boys' name

216 babies named Doral in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s521930s391940s181950s61960s71970s471980s121990s16
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Doral was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

17 babies were named Doral in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doral

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Doral between 1917 and 1994, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doral currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Doral is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 86 additional births since 1921.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doral performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Doral shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doral 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 216 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.

Doral at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

216

Since 1917

78 years of records

Peak year

1970

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1917

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1994

Doral popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1917

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1970)
17
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
05101520 19941986197119481934192919231917 8

Doral popularity over time — girls

86 total births recorded since 1921 (Doral as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 86 births
468101214 197219711970196919481939193419311930192619241921 5

Doral by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 24% of Doral's all-time total
1910s191920s521930s391940s181950s61960s71970s471980s121990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doral?
216 babies have been named Doral since 1917. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1970 with 17 births.
When was Doral most popular?
Doral was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Is Doral a unisex name?
Yes, Doral is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 216 births, and as a girl's name it has 86 births.
How long has the name Doral been used?
Doral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 78 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Doral?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorian, Dorsey, Dorothy, Doris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1994 (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.