Recorded 1926–2008 Girls' name Peak 1967 92 births

Doralyn — girls' name

92 babies named Doralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s61940s261950s161960s221970s62000s6
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Doralyn was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

9 babies were named Doralyn in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Doralyn between 1926 and 2008, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doralyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Doralyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doralyn 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 92 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.

Doralyn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

92

Since 1926

83 years of records

Peak year

1967

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1926

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2008

Doralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1926

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1967)
9
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
45678910 20081967196019551949194119321926 5

Doralyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
26 births that decade — 28% of Doralyn's all-time total
1920s101930s61940s261950s161960s221970s62000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doralyn?
92 babies have been named Doralyn since 1926. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1967 with 9 births.
When was Doralyn most popular?
Doralyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Doralyn been used?
Doralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 83 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Doralyn?
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.

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, 1926–2008 (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.