Boys' name · since 1975

Dorjan

Dorjan has 15 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

15
total births
1975–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Dorjan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1975.

Dorjan has 15 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1978.

  • 15 total births
  • 1975–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

15 boys have been named Dorjan since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

15
total births
1975–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dorjan was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

5 babies were named Dorjan in 1975 - its busiest year on record.

Dorjan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dorjan's full recorded timeline at 1976, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births.

Dorjan at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

15

Since 1975

4 years of records

Peak year

1975

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1975

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1978

Dorjan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1975)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 197519761978 5

Dorjan by decade

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

1970s was Dorjan's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Dorjan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorjan?
Since 1975, Social Security records show 15 babies named Dorjan. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1975, with 5 births.
When was Dorjan most popular?
Dorjan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Dorjan been used?
Records for Dorjan go back to 1975, giving 4 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Dorjan?
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 July 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, 1975–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dorjan: Baby Name Since 1975 - 15 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dorjan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Dorjan 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 July 2026.