Girls' name · since 1934
Doristine
Doristine has 140 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doristine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 140 recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doristine has been recorded 140 times among girls since 1934, 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 1934 to 1968.
- #23,471 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doristine ranks #23,471 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #23,471 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doristine's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Doristine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doristine splits its recorded history at 1951: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doristine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1968
- Peak year (1956)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Doristine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (66 births, 47% of the file).
1950s was Doristine's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Doristine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 66 births (47% of all-time use).
Doristine by state
Where Doristine concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 15 | 10.7% |
15 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Doristine's data
- Doristine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Doristines (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Doristine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1934–1968 (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 Doristine 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.