Dorris Unisex

Popularity: — · Trend: → Stable

U.S. Historical Usage

The name Dorris was first seen in the United States in 1888.

Dorris has ranked as high as #667 nationally, which occurred in 1924, and has been most popular in Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, and Kentucky.

In the past 5 years the name Dorris has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

The name Dorris is part of our comprehensive baby names database, which includes Social Security Administration (SSA) data dating back to 1880—the first official year of state and national tracking. The chart below shows when Dorris was first recorded in the United States and illustrates how its popularity has risen and fallen over time.

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

We track the national popularity of each baby name annually. The table below displays each year along with the number of births reported by the Social Security Administration. This data combines all state-level reporting from the SSA's baby names database to provide a comprehensive view of overall birth counts for Dorris.

Year Total Births Boy Girl
1990 5 0 5
1989 6 0 6
1988 5 0 5
1987 5 0 5
1984 6 0 6
1981 8 0 8
1980 5 0 5
1977 11 5 6
1975 8 0 8
1974 12 5 7
1972 9 0 9
1971 18 7 11
1970 19 7 12
1969 8 0 8
1968 17 0 17
1967 15 5 10
1966 24 7 17
1965 24 8 16
1964 22 5 17
1963 34 6 28
1962 36 8 28
1961 32 7 25
1960 48 12 36
1959 53 6 47
1958 45 13 32
1957 54 12 42
1956 45 14 31
1955 56 7 49
1954 59 11 48
1953 68 13 55
1952 81 14 67
1951 74 14 60
1950 82 19 63
1949 85 19 66
1948 112 24 88
1947 111 24 87
1946 119 32 87
1945 82 23 59
1944 102 21 81
1943 141 35 106
1942 115 33 82
1941 121 27 94
1940 122 27 95
1939 157 44 113
1938 164 42 122
1937 176 53 123
1936 156 38 118
1935 184 38 146
1934 196 43 153
1933 178 41 137
1932 226 43 183
1931 221 43 178
1930 278 40 238
1929 262 33 229
1928 272 38 234
1927 315 42 273
1926 351 54 297
1925 353 51 302
1924 354 50 304
1923 346 56 290
1922 307 58 249
1921 300 46 254
1920 266 44 222
1919 245 42 203
1918 206 42 164
1917 232 45 187
1916 196 37 159
1915 180 37 143
1914 126 25 101
1913 99 22 77
1912 72 17 55
1911 63 5 58
1910 57 8 49
1909 51 7 44
1908 29 5 24
1907 35 5 30
1906 31 0 31
1905 28 0 28
1904 23 0 23
1903 17 0 17
1902 36 0 36
1901 23 0 23
1900 19 0 19
1899 15 0 15
1898 21 5 16
1897 20 6 14
1896 17 0 17
1894 7 0 7
1892 5 0 5
1891 5 0 5
1890 5 0 5
1888 6 0 6

Top States for Dorris (1970)

We track the most popular states for each baby name every year and highlight the locations where the name appears most frequently. The table below shows the five states with the highest number of births for this name in the selected year. Use the toggle to expand the list to every state with reported births.

State Births Share
TN 5
100%