Recorded 1970–2008 Boys' name Peak 1985 136 births

Dorell — boys' name

136 babies named Dorell in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s521990s242000s20
1980s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dorell in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorell

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Dorell between 1970 and 2008, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dorell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorell 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 136 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.

Dorell at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

136

Since 1970

39 years of records

Peak year

1985

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1970

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dorell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1970

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1985)
11
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4681012 2008199819921987198019751970 6

Dorell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 38% of Dorell's all-time total
1970s401980s521990s242000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorell?
136 babies have been named Dorell since 1970. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1985 with 11 births.
When was Dorell most popular?
Dorell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Dorell been used?
Dorell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 39 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dorell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorian, Dorsey, Dorothy, Doris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–2008 (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.