How Many People Are Named Dorn?
An estimated 150 people in the United States have the first name Dorn. It is predominantly male (94.9%). The average bearer is 69 years old, and Dorn peaked in popularity in 1964 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dorn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dorn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Dorn is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
150
About 1 in 2,285,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.9% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1964
13 births
Total Registered
237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dorn
Dorn is predominantly male (94.9%), though 12 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dorn as a male name
Ranked #5,701 in 1975
5 male births in 1975
Peak: 1957 (11 births)
Dorn as a female name
Ranked #7,294 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1964 (7 births)
Dorn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dorn span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 72 babies were registered. Dorn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dorn by Decade
How has Dorn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dorn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dorn
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dorn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorn?
We estimate approximately 150 people named Dorn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,285,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Dorn a common name?
Dorn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dorn most popular?
Dorn reached peak popularity in 1964, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dorn is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dorn a male name?
Dorn is predominantly male. 94.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dorn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dorn Smith, Dorn Johnson, Dorn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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