Dorland — boys' name
43 babies named Dorland in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
56% of everyone ever named Dorland was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Dorland in 1923 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dorland
The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Dorland between 1923 and 1943, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorland performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dorland shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dorland 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 43 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.
Dorland at a glance
Last recorded 1943Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dorland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1923
- Peak year (1923)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1943.
43 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1923 with 9 births in a single year.
Dorland by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 24 births that decade — 56% of Dorland's all-time total
Dorland decade highlights
- Peak decade 24 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Dorland's strongest decade
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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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, 1923–1943 (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.