Girls' name · since 1936
Doranne
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Doranne, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doranne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 110 recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Doranne recorded 110 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1964.
- #26,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1936
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doranne ranks #26,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1936, peaking in the 1950s.
- #26,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1936
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doranne's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doranne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doranne's full recorded timeline at 1951, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doranne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1964
- Peak year (1954)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Doranne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (47 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Doranne's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Doranne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 47 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Doranne's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 1960s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Doranne: 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 (~28 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, 1936–1964 (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 Doranne 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.