Recorded 1921–1962 Girls' name Peak 1921 26 births

Dolphine — girls' name

26 babies named Dolphine in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s101940s51960s5
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Dolphine was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dolphine in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dolphine

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Dolphine between 1921 and 1962, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dolphine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dolphine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dolphine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dolphine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dolphine at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

26

Since 1921

42 years of records

Peak year

1921

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1921

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1962

Dolphine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1921

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1921)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.5 19621949193519331921 6

Dolphine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 38% of Dolphine's all-time total
1920s61930s101940s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dolphine?
26 babies have been named Dolphine since 1921. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1921 with 6 births.
When was Dolphine most popular?
Dolphine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Dolphine been used?
Dolphine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 42 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Dolphine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dolores, Dolly, Dollie, Doloris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.