Recorded 1914–1925 Girls' name Peak 1920 51 births

Dorys — girls' name

51 babies named Dorys in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s29
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Dorys was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dorys in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorys

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Dorys between 1914 and 1925, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorys performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dorys shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorys 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 51 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.

Dorys at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

51

Since 1914

12 years of records

Peak year

1920

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1914

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1925

Dorys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1914

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
15
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
46810121416 192519211920191819151914 7

Dorys by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 57% of Dorys's all-time total
1910s221920s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorys?
51 babies have been named Dorys since 1914. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1920 with 15 births.
When was Dorys most popular?
Dorys was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Dorys been used?
Dorys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 12 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Dorys?
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, 1914–1925 (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.