Recorded 1923–1926 Girls' name Peak 1924 40 births

Dorrace — girls' name

40 babies named Dorrace in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s40
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dorrace was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dorrace in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorrace

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Dorrace between 1923 and 1926, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorrace currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorrace performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dorrace in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorrace 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 40 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.

Dorrace at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

40

Since 1923

4 years of records

Peak year

1924

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1923

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1926

Dorrace popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1923

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1924)
15
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
05101520 1926192519241923 5

Dorrace by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 100% of Dorrace's all-time total
1920s40

Dorrace by state

Where Dorrace concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dorrace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 60.0%
Texas share of Dorrace's total US births 60.0%

24 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorrace?
40 babies have been named Dorrace since 1923. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1924 with 15 births.
When was Dorrace most popular?
Dorrace was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Dorrace most popular?
The top states for the name Dorrace are Texas (24 births).
How long has the name Dorrace been used?
Dorrace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 4 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Dorrace?
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, 1923–1926 (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.