Holding steady.
Popularity of Doren since 1920
Babies named Doren per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1957, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Doren's real moment was 1936.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 32 |
| 1930s | 0 | 27 |
| 1940s | 0 | 15 |
| 1950s | 31 | 86 |
| 1960s | 5 | 62 |
| 1970s | 0 | 26 |
| 1980s | 0 | 20 |
| 1990s | 0 | 13 |
| 2000s | 0 | 22 |
| 2010s | 0 | 28 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Meaning & origin
Doren is a rare name in the United States, first recorded in 1920. It saw its highest usage in 1936, during its peak year, and has since remained stable at very low frequency. The name has never ranked among the top 1,000 names, and its one-in-N ratio is too low to calculate. Doren is likely a modern variant of the Irish surname Doran or an independent coinage. Its rarity makes it a distinctive choice, but its meaning and origins remain uncertain.
Doren is likely a modern coinage or an anglicized form of a surname. It may derive from the Irish surname Doran (from Ó Deoradháin, meaning 'descendant of the exile') or from the English surname Doren, itself a variant of Doran. The name saw modest use in the United States beginning in the 1920s, with a peak in 1936, but has remained rare.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Doren
Names that share Doren's style, for a brother or sister.
