Recorded 1951–1982 Girls' name Peak 1959 155 births

Dorri — girls' name

155 babies named Dorri in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s521960s651970s321980s6
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dorri was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

18 babies were named Dorri in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorri

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Dorri between 1951 and 1982, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorri performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dorri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dorri in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorri 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 155 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.

Dorri at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

155

Since 1951

32 years of records

Peak year

1959

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1951

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1982

Dorri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1951

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1959)
18
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 1982197219681964196019571951 6

Dorri by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
65 births that decade — 42% of Dorri's all-time total
1950s521960s651970s321980s6

Dorri by state

Where Dorri concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dorri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.2%
California share of Dorri's total US births 3.2%

5 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorri?
155 babies have been named Dorri since 1951. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1959 with 18 births.
When was Dorri most popular?
Dorri was most popular in the 1960s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Dorri most popular?
The top states for the name Dorri are California (5 births).
How long has the name Dorri been used?
Dorri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 32 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Dorri?
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, 1951–1982 (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.