Recorded 1912–1935 Girls' name Peak 1923 51 births

Doras — girls' name

51 babies named Doras in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s231930s12
1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Doras was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

7 babies were named Doras in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doras

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Doras between 1912 and 1935, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doras currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doras performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Doras shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doras 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 51 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.

Doras at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

51

Since 1912

24 years of records

Peak year

1923

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1912

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1935

Doras popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1912

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1923)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193519301925192319221920191919161912 6

Doras by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 45% of Doras's all-time total
1910s161920s231930s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doras?
51 babies have been named Doras since 1912. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1923 with 7 births.
When was Doras most popular?
Doras was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Doras been used?
Doras has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 24 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Doras?
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, 1912–1935 (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.