Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Dorian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dorian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

641

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1915Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

13.7%

2024

553

All-time

23,627

Dorian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 641 boys were named Dorian.

In 2024, only 553 boys were given the name.

Down 13.7% from its peak.

All told, about 23,627 Americans have been named Dorian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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