Dorman — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dorman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,898 babies named Dorman between 1908 and 2012, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 503 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Dorman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Dorman in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorman 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 1,898 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.