Unisex name · since 1917
Doral
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Doral, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 216
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doral sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 216 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doral has been recorded 216 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1994.
- #12,480 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 216 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doral ranks #12,480 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 216
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doral's 216 recorded births place it above 72.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doral splits its recorded history at 1941: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doral popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1994
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1994.
216 total births across 78 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1970 with 17 births in a single year.
Doral popularity over time - girls
86 total births recorded since 1921 (Doral as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Doral accounts for 28% of total recorded use across both genders.
Doral by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (52 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Doral's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Doral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
52 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 52 births (24% of all-time use).
Doral decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 47 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Doral's data
- Doral's decade-level peak was the 1920s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
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, 1917–1994 (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 Doral 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.
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