Recorded 1992–2016 Boys' name Peak 2001 106 births

Dorrien — boys' name

106 babies named Dorrien in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s772010s24
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Dorrien was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dorrien in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorrien

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Dorrien between 1992 and 2016, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorrien currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorrien performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dorrien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorrien 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 106 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.

Dorrien at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

106

Since 1992

25 years of records

Peak year

2001

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1992

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2016

Dorrien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1992

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20162011200920062004200220001992 5

Dorrien by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 73% of Dorrien's all-time total
1990s52000s772010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorrien?
106 babies have been named Dorrien since 1992. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2001 with 17 births.
When was Dorrien most popular?
Dorrien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Dorrien been used?
Dorrien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 25 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Dorrien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorian, Dorsey, Dorothy, Doris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.