Girls' name · since 1892
Dorinda
4,801 babies named Dorinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,801
- born since 1892
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,801 recorded since 1892.
Social Security Administration records show Dorinda recorded 4,801 times among girls since 1892, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2015.
- #2,645 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,801 born since 1892
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorinda ranks #2,645 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,801 born since 1892, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,645 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,801
- born since 1892
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorinda's 4,801 recorded births place it above 96.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dorinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorinda splits its recorded history at 1961: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 202 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2015
- Peak year (1957)
- 202
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Dorinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,459 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Dorinda's strongest decade.
1,459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dorinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 44
1910s
44 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 125
1930s
125 births
- 1940s
1940s
662 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,401 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,459 births
- 1970s
1970s
642 births
- 1980s 209
1980s
209 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,459 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dorinda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dorinda's total volume
Dorinda by state
Where Dorinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 369 | 7.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 315 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 305 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 168 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 152 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 115 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 96 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 91 | 1.9% |
369 of 4,801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Dorinda appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dorinda's data
- Dorinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,459 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dorindas (369 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1892–2015 (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 Dorinda 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.