U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Doris?

Doris was the #318 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Doris

174,013

About 1 in 1,905 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#318

More common than 99.4% of listed first names

Peak year

1928

16,679 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

58

#5,082 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,905

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.3% male99.7% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic67.4%
Black, non-Hispanic18.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.58%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.03%
Two or more races1.56%
Hispanic or Latino10.1%

Reading the result

Doris across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Doris reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1928, with 16,679 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 58 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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