Total births
43
Boys' name · since 1919
Dorvin
Dorvin has 43 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 43
- total births
- 1919–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
43 boys have been named Dorvin since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dorvin has 43 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1937.
- 43 total births
- 1919–1937 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
43 boys have been named Dorvin since 1919, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1937.
- 43
- total births
- 1919–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Dorvin was born in this single decade.
1919
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dorvin in 1919 - its busiest year on record.
Dorvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorvin splits its recorded history at 1933: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorvin at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
1919
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Dorvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1937
- Peak year (1919)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Dorvin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Dorvin's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Dorvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
9 births
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 22 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dorvin? ▼
Dorvin has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1937. 9 babies were born in 1919, its single highest year.
When was Dorvin most popular? ▼
Dorvin was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Dorvin been used? ▼
Records for Dorvin go back to 1919, giving 19 years of history through 1937.
What names are similar to Dorvin? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Dorvin
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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, 1919–1937 (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. "Dorvin: Baby Name Since 1919 - 43 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dorvin. 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 Dorvin 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.