Unisex name · since 1929
Dore
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Dore, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dore is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 198 have been recorded since 1929.
Social Security Administration records show Dore recorded 198 times among girls since 1929, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1986.
- #19,908 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 198 born since 1929
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dore ranks #19,908 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 198 born since 1929, peaking in the 1960s.
- #19,908 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 198
- born since 1929
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dore's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dore's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dore popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1986
- Peak year (1957)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Dore popularity over time - boys
20 total births recorded since 1950 (Dore as boys' name)
Dore by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (70 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Dore's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
70 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 70 births (35% of all-time use).
Dore by state
Where Dore concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dore's data
- Dore's decade-level peak was the 1960s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dores (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1929–1986 (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 Dore 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.