Boys' name · since 1913
Dorse
254 babies named Dorse in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
254 boys have been named Dorse since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorse has been recorded 254 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1949.
- #11,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 254 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorse ranks #11,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorse's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Dorse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorse's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1949
- Peak year (1929)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dorse by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (85 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Dorse's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dorse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
43 births
- 1920s
1920s
85 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 85 births (33% of all-time use).
Dorse by state
Where Dorse concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 7 | 2.8% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 5 | 2.0% |
7 of 254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorse's data
- Dorse's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 1940s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Dorses (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1913–1949 (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 Dorse 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.