Recorded 1936–1964 Girls' name Peak 1954 110 births

Doranne — girls' name

110 babies named Doranne in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s111940s361950s471960s16
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Doranne was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

11 babies were named Doranne in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doranne

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Doranne between 1936 and 1964, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doranne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doranne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Doranne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doranne 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 110 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.

Doranne at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

110

Since 1936

29 years of records

Peak year

1954

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1936

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1964

Doranne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1936

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 1964195919541949194519371936 6

Doranne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
47 births that decade — 43% of Doranne's all-time total
1930s111940s361950s471960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doranne?
110 babies have been named Doranne since 1936. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1954 with 11 births.
When was Doranne most popular?
Doranne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Doranne been used?
Doranne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 29 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Doranne?
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.

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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, 1936–1964 (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.