Girls' name · since 1917
Dorrie
Dorrie has 889 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 889
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorrie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 889 have been recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrie has been recorded 889 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2005.
- #8,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 889 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrie ranks #8,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 889 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 889
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorrie's 889 recorded births place it above 88.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Dorrie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorrie's full recorded timeline at 1962, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorrie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2005
- Peak year (1959)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Dorrie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (297 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Dorrie's strongest decade.
297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dorrie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 76
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
297 births
- 1960s
1960s
297 births
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 297 births (33% of all-time use).
How Dorrie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dorrie's total volume
Dorrie by state
Where Dorrie concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 48 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
48 of 889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorrie's data
- Dorrie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (297 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dorries (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorrie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1917–2005 (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 Dorrie 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.