Girls' name · since 1926
Doralyn
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Doralyn, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Doralyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 92 recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Doralyn recorded 92 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2008.
- #28,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1926
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doralyn ranks #28,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1926, peaking in the 1940s.
- #28,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1926
- 1940s
- peak decade
Doralyn's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doralyn splits its recorded history at 1953: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doralyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2008
- Peak year (1967)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Doralyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (26 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Doralyn's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Doralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 26 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Doralyn's data
- Doralyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (26 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 Doralyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1926–2008 (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 Doralyn 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.