Recorded 1947–2015 Unisex name Peak 1988 144 births

Dorin — boys' name

144 babies named Dorin in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s111960s181970s221980s261990s262000s142010s17
1980s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Dorin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dorin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorin

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Dorin between 1947 and 2015, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Dorin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1958.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Dorin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorin 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 144 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.

Dorin at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

144

Since 1947

69 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1947

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2015

Dorin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1947

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
456789 201520081993198819801971196519531947 5

Dorin popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1958 (Dorin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2005198419711958 6

Dorin by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
26 births that decade — 18% of Dorin's all-time total
1940s101950s111960s181970s221980s261990s262000s142010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorin?
144 babies have been named Dorin since 1947. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Dorin most popular?
Dorin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Is Dorin a unisex name?
Yes, Dorin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 144 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Dorin been used?
Dorin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 69 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Dorin?
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, 1947–2015 (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.