boy's name

Dorr

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 124

Dorr is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1947 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1915, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1887.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dorr over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1940s. The striped bar is the 1940s, still in progress — it covers 1940 to 1947, not a full ten years.

57
'80 '10 '20 '30 '40
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Births named Dorr by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1910s 57
1920s 45
1930s 5
1940s (to 1947) 12

How popular is Dorr?

In 1947, Dorr was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dorr

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dorr also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dorr over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dorr

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dorr — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dorr

How popular is the name Dorr?

In 1947, Dorr was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dorr a girl's or a boy's name?

Dorr is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dorr?

Dorr has 1 syllable.

When was Dorr most popular?

Dorr peaked in 1915, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.