Boys' name · since 1958

Doron

655 babies named Doron in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,711 of 45,481
all-time among boys
655
born since 1958
1980s
peak decade

Doron is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 655 have been recorded since 1958.

Doron has 655 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2024.

  • #6,711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 655 born since 1958
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doron ranks #6,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 655 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.

#6,711 of 45,481
all-time among boys
655
born since 1958
1980s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Doron's 655 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

Doron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Doron splits its recorded history at 1992: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Doron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1982)
27
Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
051015202530 195819701978198619942002201020202024 5

Doron by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (139 births, 21% of the file).

1980s was Doron's strongest decade.

139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Doron births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 139 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Doron compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Doron's total volume

Doron vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -52, 6.6%-35, 11.6%-41, 6.9%-50, 12%-30, 5.9%-45, 4%-39, 6.1%-117, 4.4%-24, 23%-30, 11.6%-106, 7.2%-32, 6.7%-29, 10.6%-73, 3.5%-38, 7.5%Doron-67, 4.1%Doron
Doron vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Doron by state

Where Doron concentrates geographically, total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Doron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 4.1%
#2 New York
22 3.4%
California share of Doron's total US births 4.1%
Even split

27 of 655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doron?
Since 1958, Social Security records show 655 babies named Doron. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,711 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 27 births.
Where does Doron sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doron ranks #6,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Doron most popular?
Doron was most popular in the 1980s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Doron most popular?
The top states for the name Doron are California (27 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Doron been used?
Doron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Doron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorian, Dorsey, Dorothy, Doris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Doron's data

  • Doron's decade-level peak was the 1980s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Dorons (27 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.

Keep exploring Doron

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Doron: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1958–2024 (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 Doron 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.