Boys' name · since 1912
Doran
2,656 babies named Doran in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,721 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,656
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doran currently ranks #7721 among boys' names in America, with 2,656 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doran has been recorded 2,656 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #7721 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,754 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,721 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,656 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doran ranks #2,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,721 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,656 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,721 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,656
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doran's 2,656 recorded births place it above 93.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Doran compares
2,656 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Doran's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Doran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,656 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Doran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doran's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Doran popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 1947 (Doran as girls' name)
Doran by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (410 births, 15% of the file).
1950s was Doran's strongest decade.
410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Doran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 125
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
209 births
- 1930s
1930s
224 births
- 1940s
1940s
249 births
- 1950s
1950s
410 births
- 1960s
1960s
373 births
- 1970s
1970s
269 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s
1990s
239 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 410 births (15% of all-time use).
How Doran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Doran's total volume
Doran by state
Where Doran concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 25 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.2% |
80 of 2,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Doran's data
- Doran's decade-level peak was the 1950s (410 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dorans (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Doran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Doran 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.