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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dorinda

Dorinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 606th; the most babies were born in 1957 (202). More babies were named Dorinda in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1957202 babies
Total since 1880
4,801babies recorded

Dorinda popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#11,0238
1990#5,62616
1980#2,81532
1970#1,069114
1960#796167
1950#95089
1940#1,75621
1930#3,7507
1920#2,62413
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dorinda, counting every spelling?

Dorinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dorinda?

About 3,800 people born in the US named Dorinda are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 56 and 70. That makes Dorinda a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Dorinda by state

How common Dorinda was among girls born in each state in 1955–1959, around its peak. In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesWI0.02Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMN0.06Illinois: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIL0.06Michigan: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMI0.08New York: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNY0.08Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIN0.10Ohio: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesOH0.08Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.06Connecticut: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCT0.04Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesCA0.12Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMO0.08Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMD0.03Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesKS0.10Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNC0.07South Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesSC0.04District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesFL0.08
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dorinda, girls, 1955–1959. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dorinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dorinda, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dorinda

How popular is the name Dorinda?

Dorinda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 606th; the most babies were born in 1957 (202). More babies were named Dorinda in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Dorinda a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,801 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dorinda most popular?

In 1955–1959, Dorinda was most common in California (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Kansas.