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.
38% of everyone ever named Dorell was born in this single decade.
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 2008Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dorell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1970
- Peak year (1985)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2008.
136 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 11 births in a single year.
Dorell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 52 births that decade — 38% of Dorell's all-time total
Dorell decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Dorell's strongest decade
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
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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.