Dorwin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dorwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Dorwin between 1913 and 1971, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorwin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dorwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Dorwin in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorwin 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 432 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.