Recorded 1920–2020 Unisex name Peak 1957 337 births

Doren — boys' name

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.

1920s321930s271940s151950s861960s621970s261980s201990s132000s222010s282020s6
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.

What the Data Says About Doren

The Social Security Administration has registered 337 babies named Doren between 1920 and 2020, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Doren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 36 additional births since 1950.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doren performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Doren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doren 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 337 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.

Doren at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

337

Since 1920

101 years of records

Peak year

1957

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1920

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2020

Doren popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1957)
17
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
05101520 202020091989197119621956194919291920 5

Doren popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 36 births
456789 196319591958195719511950 5

Doren by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
86 births that decade — 26% of Doren's all-time total
1920s321930s271940s151950s861960s621970s261980s201990s132000s222010s282020s6

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.

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, 1920–2020 (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.