Girls' name · since 1946
Dori
Dori has 4,952 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,952
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dori currently ranks #6602 among girls' names in America, with 4,952 babies recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Dori recorded 4,952 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #6602 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #2,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,602 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,952 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dori ranks #2,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,602 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,952 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,602 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,952
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dori's 4,952 recorded births place it above 96.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dori compares
4,952 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dori's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,952 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 211 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dori's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 211, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dori popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 211
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Dori by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,662 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Dori's strongest decade.
1,662 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Dori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
858 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,662 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,228 births
- 1980s 480
1980s
480 births
- 1990s 258
1990s
258 births
- 2000s 237
2000s
237 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,662 births (34% of all-time use).
How Dori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dori's total volume
Dori by state
Where Dori concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 551 | 11.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 379 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 210 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 186 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 159 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 147 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 127 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 108 | 2.2% |
551 of 4,952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Dori appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dori's data
- Dori's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,662 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Doris (551 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Dori 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.