Girls' name · since 1923
Dorlis
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 108 babies named Dorlis, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorlis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 108 recorded since 1923.
Dorlis has 108 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1951.
- #26,252 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 108 born since 1923
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorlis ranks #26,252 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1923, peaking in the 1930s.
- #26,252 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 108
- born since 1923
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorlis's 108 recorded births place it above 63.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorlis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorlis's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorlis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1951
- Peak year (1930)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dorlis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (58 births, 54% of the file).
1930s was Dorlis's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dorlis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 58 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Dorlis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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 Dorlis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1923–1951 (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 Dorlis 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.