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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dorman

Dorman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 821st with 64 babies. More babies were named Dorman in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192864 babies
Total since 1880
1,898babies recorded

Dorman popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#4,6158
1970#3,3539
1960#2,06016
1950#1,34529
1940#1,09636
1930#85759
1920#1,03845
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dorman, counting every spelling?

Dorman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dorman?

About 500 people born in the US named Dorman are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 60 and 80. That makes Dorman 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.

Dorman by state

How common Dorman was among boys born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.6×). In 43 states fewer than five boys 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: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesKY0.11West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNC0.07South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesOK0.11Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesTX0.13Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dorman, boys, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Dorman

How popular is the name Dorman?

Dorman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 821st with 64 babies. More babies were named Dorman in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Dorman a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,898 boys.

Where was Dorman most popular?

In 1926–1930, Dorman was most common in Texas (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Oklahoma.