Boys' name · since 1914
Dorrance
284 babies named Dorrance in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorrance is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 284 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrance has been recorded 284 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1914 to 1983.
- #10,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrance ranks #10,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorrance's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Dorrance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorrance splits its recorded history at 1931: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorrance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1983
- Peak year (1926)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Dorrance by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (98 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Dorrance's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dorrance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s
1920s
98 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 98 births (35% of all-time use).
Dorrance by state
Where Dorrance concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorrance's data
- Dorrance's decade-level peak was the 1920s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Dorrances (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorrance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1914–1983 (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 Dorrance 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.