Recorded 1919–1937 Boys' name Peak 1919 43 births

Dorvin — boys' name

43 babies named Dorvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s121930s22
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.

What the Data Says About Dorvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Dorvin between 1919 and 1937, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorvin performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dorvin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorvin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dorvin at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

43

Since 1919

19 years of records

Peak year

1919

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1919

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1937

Dorvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1919

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1919)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Dorvin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 51% of Dorvin's all-time total
1910s91920s121930s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorvin?
43 babies have been named Dorvin since 1919. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1919 with 9 births.
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?
Dorvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 19 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.