Girls' name · since 1916
Doralee
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 511 babies named Doralee, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doralee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 511 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doralee has been recorded 511 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2006.
- #11,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 511 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doralee ranks #11,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #11,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 511
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Doralee's 511 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doralee's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2006
- Peak year (1925)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Doralee by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (119 births, 23% of the file).
1930s was Doralee's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Doralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s
1930s
119 births
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 119 births (23% of all-time use).
How Doralee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Doralee's total volume
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What to do with Doralee's data
- Doralee's decade-level peak was the 1930s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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 Doralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1916–2006 (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 Doralee 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.