Girls' name · since 1909

Doria

Doria has 1,331 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,181 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,341 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,331
born since 1909
1960s
peak decade

1,331 babies have been named Doria since 1909, making it today's #6341 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doria has been recorded 1,331 times among girls since 1909, currently ranked #6341 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.

  • #6,181 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,341 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,331 born since 1909
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doria ranks #6,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,341 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,331 born since 1909, peaking in the 1960s.

#6,181 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,341 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,331
born since 1909
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.3%
Doria vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Doria's 1,331 recorded births place it above 91.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Doria compares

1,331 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Doria's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Doria Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,331 376 567,345
Peak-year births 48 21 19,840

Doria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Doria's full recorded timeline at 1967, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Doria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
48
Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
0102030405060 190919281943195619691982199520132025 18

Doria by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (205 births, 15% of the file).

1960s was Doria's strongest decade.

205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Doria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 205 births (15% of all-time use).

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

How Doria 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 Doria's total volume

Doria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -40, 5.8%-40, 6.2%-117, 2%-51, 6.9%-143, 7.2%-28, 8%-56, 4.1%-49, 8.1%-116, 14.2%-37, 8%-49, 6.3%-35, 5.5%-50, 4.9%-76, 6.1%-73, 3.3%Doria-117, 3.6%Doria
Doria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Doria by state

Where Doria concentrates geographically, total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Doria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 3.5%
#2 New York
33 2.5%
#3 Texas
6 0.5%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.4%
California share of Doria's total US births 3.5%
Even split

47 of 1,331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doria?
Since 1909, Social Security records show 1,331 babies named Doria. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,181 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,341 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1971, with 48 births.
Where does Doria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doria ranks #6,181 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,341 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Doria most popular?
Doria was most popular in the 1960s decade with 205 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Doria most popular?
The top states for the name Doria are California (47 births), New York (33 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Doria been used?
Doria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 117 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Doria?
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.

What to do with Doria's data

  • Doria's decade-level peak was the 1960s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Dorias (47 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.

Keep exploring Doria

Nearby Names Like Doria

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Doria

Names with a similar popularity rank to Doria

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doria: 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, 1909–2025 (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 Doria 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.