Girls' name · since 1915
Dorma
Dorma has 690 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 690
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 690 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorma has been recorded 690 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1966.
- #9,600 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 690 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorma ranks #9,600 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 690 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 690
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorma's 690 recorded births place it above 86.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Dorma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorma's full recorded timeline at 1939, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1966
- Peak year (1925)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dorma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (214 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Dorma's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dorma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 44
1910s
44 births
- 1920s
1920s
214 births
- 1930s
1930s
202 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 76
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 39
1960s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 214 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dorma 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 Dorma's total volume
Dorma by state
Where Dorma concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 47 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 39 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
47 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorma's data
- Dorma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Dormas (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1915–1966 (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 Dorma 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.