Girls' name · since 1898
Dorice
Dorice has 707 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 707
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorice is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 707 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorice has been recorded 707 times among girls since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1989.
- #9,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 707 born since 1898
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorice ranks #9,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 707 born since 1898, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 707
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorice's 707 recorded births place it above 86.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dorice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorice's full recorded timeline at 1947, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1989
- Peak year (1958)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Dorice by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (165 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Dorice's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Dorice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
72 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s 63
1940s
63 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s
1960s
141 births
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 165 births (23% of all-time use).
How Dorice 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 Dorice's total volume
Dorice by state
Where Dorice concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorice's data
- Dorice's decade-level peak was the 1950s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dorices (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1898–1989 (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 Dorice 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.