Boys' name · since 1915
Dorsel
71 babies named Dorsel in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 71
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
71 boys have been named Dorsel since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorsel has been recorded 71 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1941.
- #19,712 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 71 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorsel ranks #19,712 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #19,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 71
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorsel's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Dorsel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorsel splits its recorded history at 1933: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorsel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1941
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dorsel by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (41 births, 58% of the file).
1930s was Dorsel's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Dorsel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 41 births (58% of all-time use).
Dorsel by state
Where Dorsel concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 15 | 21.1% |
15 of 71 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorsel's data
- Dorsel's decade-level peak was the 1930s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Dorsels (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorsel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1915–1941 (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 Dorsel 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.