Dorain
The Story of Dorain
As a girl name
American parents first put Dorain on the record books as a girl name in 1964, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 7 Dorains were born — ranking #5,474 that year. Dorain last appeared in the published SSA data in 1964, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dorain as a boy name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Dorain — #3,837 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Dorain on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Dorain last appeared in the published SSA data in 1997, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dorain
Dorain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Dorain's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #3,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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