Boys' name · since 1992

Dorrien

Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Dorrien, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#17,019 of 45,481
all-time among boys
106
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade

Dorrien sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 106 recorded since 1992.

Dorrien has 106 recorded births among boys since 1992, 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 1992 to 2016.

  • #17,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 106 born since 1992
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrien ranks #17,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,019 of 45,481
all-time among boys
106
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dorrien's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dorrien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dorrien's full recorded timeline at 2006, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dorrien popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
05101520 19922001200320052007201020122016 5

Dorrien by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (77 births, 73% of the file).

2000s was Dorrien's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Dorrien births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 77 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorrien? ▼
Dorrien has been given to 106 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,019 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 17 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Dorrien sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrien ranks #17,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dorrien since 1992 -- 25 years through the most recent 2016 data.
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.

What to do with Dorrien's data

  • Dorrien's decade-level peak was the 2000s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 24 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.

Keep exploring Dorrien

Nearby Names Like Dorrien

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dorrien

Dorian Boy
#539 24,187 births
Dorsey Boy
5,411 births
Dorothy Boy
3,677 births
Doris Boy
3,241 births
Doran Boy
#7721 2,656 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Esiquio
106 births · Peak 1925
Doye
106 births · Peak 1934
Duwane
106 births · Peak 1974

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dorrien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2016 (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 Dorrien 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.