How Many People Are Named Dorrell?
An estimated 310 people in the United States have the first name Dorrell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Dorrell peaked in popularity in 1986 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dorrell 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 Dorrell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
310
About 1 in 1,105,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1986
21 births
Total Registered
370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dorrell
Dorrell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 370 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dorrell as a male name
Ranked #9,947 in 2018
7 male births in 2018
Peak: 1986 (21 births)
Dorrell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dorrell span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 112 babies were registered. While Dorrell is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dorrell by Decade
How has Dorrell 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.
Dorrell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorrell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dorrell
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Dorrell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorrell?
We estimate approximately 310 people named Dorrell 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 1,105,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Dorrell a common name?
Dorrell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dorrell most popular?
Dorrell reached peak popularity in 1986, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dorrell is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dorrell a male name?
Dorrell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dorrell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dorrell Smith, Dorrell Johnson, Dorrell 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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