Total births
337
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.
- 337
- total births
- 1920–2020
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that 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.
- 337 total births
- 1920–2020 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
337 boys have been named Doren since 1920, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2020.
- 337
- total births
- 1920–2020
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Doren was born in this single decade.
1957
Single peak year
17 babies were named Doren in 1957 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1957
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Doren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2020
- Peak year (1957)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Doren popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 1950 (Doren as girls' name)
Doren by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 86 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Doren? ▼
337 babies have been named Doren since 1920. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1957 with 17 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Doren
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Doren
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Doren: Baby Name Since 1920 - 337 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/doren. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.