Is Doran a boy or girl name?

Doran is a boy’s name. Of the 2,711 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.0% were girls and 98.0% were boys.

Doran

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Doran was most popular in 1956, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,376 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,711 people named Doran.

Doran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Doran’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Doran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Doran is a boy’s name — 2.0% of the 2,711 Americans given it were girls and 98.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Doran

Where Doran is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 4.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org