Girls' name · since 1957
Dorisa
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 49 babies named Dorisa, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,210 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorisa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorisa has been recorded 49 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1957 to 1994.
- #35,210 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorisa ranks #35,210 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #35,210 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorisa's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorisa splits its recorded history at 1971: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1994
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Dorisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Dorisa's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dorisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Dorisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1957–1994 (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 Dorisa 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.