How Many People Are Named Doran?
people named Doran are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 190,941 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,711 babies named Doran in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
53 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Deoráin meaning "descendant of Deoradhán". The name Deoradhán means "exile, wanderer" in Gaelic.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Doran, 2.7% were girls and 97.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Doran alive today is about 48 years old, and 41% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Doran first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1956, to 53 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Doran has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,055, in 1954. In 2025 it ranked #7,808.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,808 |
| Best rank | #1,055 (1954) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,177 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Doran alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Doran were born in California than in any other state: about 64 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Doran was given about 5.1 times as often in California.
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