Total births
13
Girls' name · since 1918
Dorrit
Dorrit has 13 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 13
- total births
- 1918–1923
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
Dorrit is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1918.
Dorrit has 13 recorded births among girls since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1923.
- 13 total births
- 1918–1923 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
13 girls have been named Dorrit since 1918, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1923.
- 13
- total births
- 1918–1923
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Dorrit was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dorrit in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
Dorrit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorrit's full recorded timeline at 1923, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorrit at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
1918
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1918
Dorrit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1923
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Dorrit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Dorrit's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Dorrit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dorrit? ▼
Dorrit has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1923. 7 babies were born in 1918, its single highest year.
When was Dorrit most popular? ▼
Dorrit was most popular in the 1910s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Dorrit been used? ▼
Records for Dorrit go back to 1918, giving 6 years of history through 1923.
What names are similar to Dorrit? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dorrit's data
- Dorrit's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1920s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dorrit
Nearby Names Like Dorrit
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dorrit
Dorothy Girl
#430 1,112,231 births
Doris Girl
#2205 462,548 births
Dora Girl
#2585 105,930 births
Doreen Girl
#5810 46,431 births
Dorothea Girl
#2067 34,421 births
Compare Dorrit side by side: Dorrit vs Dorothy Dorrit vs Doris Dorrit vs Dora
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1918–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dorrit: Baby Name Since 1918 - 13 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dorrit. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dorrit 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 July 2026.