How Many People Are Named Doren?
An estimated 270 people in the United States have the first name Doren. It is predominantly male (90.3%). The average bearer is 52 years old, and Doren peaked in popularity in 1957 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doren as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Doren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
270
About 1 in 1,269,461 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.3% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1957
22 births
Total Registered
373
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doren
Doren is predominantly male (90.3%), though 36 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Doren as a male name
Ranked #10,970 in 2020
6 male births in 2020
Peak: 1957 (17 births)
Doren as a female name
Ranked #6,865 in 1963
5 female births in 1963
Peak: 1959 (8 births)
Doren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doren span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 117 babies were registered. Doren has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Doren by Decade
How has Doren tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Doren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Doren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doren?
We estimate approximately 270 people named Doren are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,269,461 Americans share this first name.
Is Doren a common name?
Doren is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 373 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doren most popular?
Doren reached peak popularity in 1957, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doren is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doren a male name?
Doren is predominantly male. 90.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doren Smith, Doren Johnson, Doren Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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