Dorance comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Steadfast and determined leader.".
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How popular is Dorance?
1916peak year
Today, Dorance has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1916, 13 babies were given the name (ranked #2177 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. In all, around 177 babies have been registered as Dorance since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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