Boys' name · since 1972
Doremus
10 babies named Doremus in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,699 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Doremus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doremus has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1973.
- #34,699 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doremus ranks #34,699 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,699 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Doremus's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doremus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doremus's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded.
Doremus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1973
- Peak year (1972)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Doremus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Doremus's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Doremus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doremus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1972–1973 (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 Doremus 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.