Boys' name · since 1915
Dorrell
Dorrell has 370 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 370
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dorrell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 370 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrell has been recorded 370 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. 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 2018.
- #9,456 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 370 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrell ranks #9,456 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 370 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,456 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 370
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dorrell's 370 recorded births place it above 79.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorrell splits its recorded history at 1985: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2018
- Peak year (1986)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Dorrell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (112 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Dorrell's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dorrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Dorrell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- 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 Dorrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1915–2018 (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 Dorrell 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.