Boys' name · since 1927
Dorlan
Dorlan has 46 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
46 boys have been named Dorlan since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dorlan recorded 46 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2020.
- #22,729 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1927
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorlan ranks #22,729 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1927, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,729 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dorlan's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorlan's full recorded timeline at 2016, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorlan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2020
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Dorlan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Dorlan's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Dorlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorlan's data
- Dorlan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1927–2020 (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 Dorlan 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.