Unisex name · since 1972
Dorrian
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Dorrian, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 480
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
480 boys have been named Dorrian since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dorrian has 480 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2023.
- #8,098 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 480 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrian ranks #8,098 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 480 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 480
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dorrian's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorrian's full recorded timeline at 2003, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorrian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Dorrian popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 1983 (Dorrian as girls' name)
Dorrian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (190 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Dorrian's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dorrian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorrian's data
- Dorrian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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, 1972–2023 (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 Dorrian 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.