Girls' name · since 1913
Dorie
1,735 babies named Dorie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,735
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,735 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Dorie recorded 1,735 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1913 to 2022.
- #5,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,735 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorie ranks #5,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,735 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,735
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorie's 1,735 recorded births place it above 92.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dorie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorie splits its recorded history at 1968: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2022
- Peak year (1962)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Dorie popularity over time - boys
36 total births recorded since 1942 (Dorie as boys' name)
Dorie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (450 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Dorie's strongest decade.
450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Dorie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s 64
1920s
64 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s 90
1940s
90 births
- 1950s
1950s
352 births
- 1960s
1960s
450 births
- 1970s
1970s
330 births
- 1980s 168
1980s
168 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 450 births (26% of all-time use).
How Dorie 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 Dorie's total volume
Dorie by state
Where Dorie concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 55 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
129 of 1,735 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorie's data
- Dorie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (450 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dories (129 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1913–2022 (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 Dorie 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.