boy's name

Dorrell

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 373

Dorrell is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1986, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Dorrell over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Dorrell by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 13
1920s 19
1930s 13
1940s 11
1950s 5
1960s 10
1970s 42
1980s 112
1990s 75
2000s 33
2010s (to 2018) 37

How popular is Dorrell?

In 2018, Dorrell was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dorrell is used

England & Wales #3,717 3 in 2002
United States #10,088 7 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Dorrell

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

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

Sibling names for Dorrell

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

Common questions about Dorrell

How popular is the name Dorrell?

In 2018, Dorrell was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Dorrell is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dorrell?

Dorrell has 2 syllables.

When was Dorrell most popular?

Dorrell peaked in 1986, when 21 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.