Recorded 1915–1966 Girls' name Peak 1925 690 births

Dorma — girls' name

690 babies named Dorma in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s2141930s2021940s1151950s761960s39
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Dorma was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

26 babies were named Dorma in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorma

The Social Security Administration has registered 690 babies named Dorma between 1915 and 1966, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dorma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Dorma in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorma 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 690 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.

Dorma at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

690

Since 1915

52 years of records

Peak year

1925

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1915

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1966

Dorma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1915

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1925)
26
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
051015202530 19661957194919421935192819211915 7

Dorma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
214 births that decade — 31% of Dorma's all-time total
1910s441920s2141930s2021940s1151950s761960s39

Dorma by state

Where Dorma concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dorma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
47 6.8%
#2 Oklahoma
39 5.7%
#3 Missouri
5 0.7%
West Virginia share of Dorma's total US births 6.8%
Even split

47 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorma?
690 babies have been named Dorma since 1915. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1925 with 26 births.
When was Dorma most popular?
Dorma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Dorma most popular?
The top states for the name Dorma are West Virginia (47 births), Oklahoma (39 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Dorma been used?
Dorma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 52 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Dorma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1915–1966 (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.