Unisex name · since 1920

Doren

337 babies named Doren in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,955 of 45,481
all-time among boys
337
born since 1920
1950s
peak decade

Doren sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 337 recorded since 1920.

Doren has 337 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2020.

  • #9,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 337 born since 1920
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doren ranks #9,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 337 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.

#9,955 of 45,481
all-time among boys
337
born since 1920
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Doren's 337 recorded births place it above 78.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Doren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Doren splits its recorded history at 1963: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Doren popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1957)
17
Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
05101520 192019311951195719631973199320102020 6

Doren popularity over time - girls

36 total births recorded since 1950 (Doren as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 36 births
456789 195019511957195819591963 5

Doren by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (86 births, 26% of the file).

1950s was Doren's strongest decade.

86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Doren births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 86 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doren? ▼
337 babies have been named Doren since 1920. All-time, it sits at #9,955 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1957 with 17 births.
Where does Doren sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doren ranks #9,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Doren most popular? ▼
Doren was most popular in the 1950s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Is Doren a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Doren is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 337 births, and as a girl's name it has 36 births.
How long has the name Doren been used? ▼
Doren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 101 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Doren? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorian, Dorsey, Dorothy, Doris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Doren's data

  • Doren's decade-level peak was the 1950s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Doren

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1920–2020 (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 Doren 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.