Recorded 1924–1968 Girls' name Peak 1959 119 births

Dorna — girls' name

119 babies named Dorna in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s471950s431960s19
1940s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dorna was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dorna in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorna

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Dorna between 1924 and 1968, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dorna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dorna at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

119

Since 1924

45 years of records

Peak year

1959

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1924

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1968

Dorna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1924

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1959)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 1968195919541949194519411924 5

Dorna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
47 births that decade — 39% of Dorna's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s471950s431960s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorna?
119 babies have been named Dorna since 1924. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1959 with 12 births.
When was Dorna most popular?
Dorna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Dorna been used?
Dorna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 45 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Dorna?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.