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Dorian name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dorian ranks #539 in male records (557 reported) and #12,245 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#12,245 · 7 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 2 female records (5 to 7); rank moved from #15,921 to #12,245.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 11 female records (18 to 7); rank moved from #6,471 to #12,245.
2025 male rank and count
#539 · 557 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 3 male records (554 to 557); rank moved from #538 to #539.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 60 male records (497 to 557); rank moved from #567 to #539.
Peak year in available data
2019: 560 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Dorian becoming more popular?

Dorian's reported male count increased by 3 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #538 to #539. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Dorian in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DorianFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5600201620252016: 24 female records2017: 12 female records2018: 20 female records2019: 15 female records2020: 17 female records2021: 18 female records2022: 15 female records2023: 13 female records2024: 5 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 531 male records2017: 527 male records2018: 545 male records2019: 560 male records2020: 559 male records2021: 497 male records2022: 526 male records2023: 468 male records2024: 554 male records2025: 557 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,245557539
2024515,921554538
2023138,176468605
2022157,372526564
2021186,471497567
2020176,713559512
2019157,459560511
2018206,089545521
2017128,939527538
2016245,499531544

Questions about Dorian’s popularity

How common is Dorian in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dorian ranks #539 in male records (557 reported) and #12,245 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Dorian?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Dorian only.

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