Doris

Boy · recorded 1892–1989

  • 1989last recorded
  • 1932best year

Most popular in 1932.

Last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Doris.

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Its story

Popularity since 1892

05911818921916194119651989

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 84 recorded years as a table
Doris, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189241
189642
189744
189956
190033
190166
190342
190470
190660
190768
190884
190961
191062
191189
191247
191351
191450
191558
191653
191769
191863
191964
192081
192174
192267
192379
192492
192575
192696
192795
192894
1929101
1930113
193191
1932118
193397
193490
193590
193677
193785
193875
193981
194064
194164
194241
194328
194418
194525
194625
194719
194815
194917
195014
195116
195210
195311
19548
19559
195610
19578
19589
195910
196010
19618
19624
19634
19645
19654
19667
19675
19687
19697
19703
19715
19724
19733
19744
19773
19784
19804
19833
19863
19874
19893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Doris isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1989
6
Rank in 1989
#6,941
How rare
1 in 333,488 boys
Since 1892
3,241

Doris was last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1932, at 118 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Doris doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.