Recorded 1954–1972 Girls' name Peak 1960 37 births

Doresa — girls' name

37 babies named Doresa in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s171970s5
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Doresa was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

6 babies were named Doresa in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doresa

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Doresa between 1954 and 1972, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doresa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doresa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Doresa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doresa 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 37 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.

Doresa at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

37

Since 1954

19 years of records

Peak year

1960

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1954

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1972

Doresa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1954

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1960)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 1972196719611960195919561954 5

Doresa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
17 births that decade — 46% of Doresa's all-time total
1950s151960s171970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doresa?
37 babies have been named Doresa since 1954. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1960 with 6 births.
When was Doresa most popular?
Doresa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Doresa been used?
Doresa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 19 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Doresa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1954–1972 (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.