Is Dorman a boy or girl name?

Dorman is a boy’s name. Of the 1,898 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dorman

Recorded 1908–2012 · United States

Dorman was most popular in 1928, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,676 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,898 people named Dorman.

Dorman over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorman’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorman a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorman is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,898 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dorman

Where Dorman is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org