Unisex name · since 1970
Dorien
Dorien has 1,207 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,207 babies have been named Dorien since 1970, making it today's #9901 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorien has been recorded 1,207 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #9901 nationally and more common than 29% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #4,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,901 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,207 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorien ranks #4,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,207 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dorien's 1,207 recorded births place it above 89.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dorien compares
1,207 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Dorien's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dorien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,207 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dorien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorien's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 103, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorien popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dorien popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1941 (Dorien as girls' name)
Dorien by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (671 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Dorien's strongest decade.
671 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Dorien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 196
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
671 births
- 2010s 222
2010s
222 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 671 births (56% of all-time use).
How Dorien 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 Dorien's total volume
Dorien by state
Where Dorien concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 47 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 35 | 2.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.3% |
49 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Dorien appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dorien's data
- Dorien's decade-level peak was the 2000s (671 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Doriens (49 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 Dorien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Dorien 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.