Girls' name · since 2004
Dorsa
Dorsa has 84 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dorsa is the #14120 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 84 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Dorsa recorded 84 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #14120 nationally today, ahead of 18% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #29,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,120 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 84 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorsa ranks #29,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,120 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 84 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,120 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 84
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dorsa's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dorsa compares
84 22nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dorsa's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dorsa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 84 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dorsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorsa's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dorsa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Dorsa's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dorsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (38% of all-time use).
Dorsa by state
Where Dorsa concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 11.9% |
10 of 84 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorsa's data
- Dorsa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dorsas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Dorsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Dorsa 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.