Unisex name · since 1915
Dorian
Dorian has 24,187 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #539 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,187
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dorian currently ranks #539 among unisex names in America, with 24,187 babies recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorian has been recorded 24,187 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #539 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #539 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,187 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorian ranks #756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #539 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,187 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #539 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,187
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dorian's 24,187 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dorian compares
24,187 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dorian's all-time total is 66x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dorian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,187 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 641 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dorian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorian's full recorded timeline at 1974, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 641 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 641
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Dorian popularity over time - girls
4,541 total births recorded since 1919 (Dorian as girls' name)
Dorian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,893 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Dorian's strongest decade.
5,893 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Dorian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 308
1940s
308 births
- 1950s 532
1950s
532 births
- 1960s 783
1960s
783 births
- 1970s 2,114
1970s
2,114 births
- 1980s 2,256
1980s
2,256 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,862 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,893 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,145 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,161 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,893 births (24% of all-time use).
How Dorian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dorian's total volume
Dorian by state
Where Dorian concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,095 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,111 | 8.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,471 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,435 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,290 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,172 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 979 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 930 | 3.8% |
3,095 of 24,187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Dorian appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dorian's data
- Dorian's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5,893 total births) through the 2020s (3,161) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dorians (3,095 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dorian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.