Dorene vs Dora

Side-by-side comparison of Dorene and Dora — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dorene

Girl name

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Name B

Dora

Girl name · Rank #2594

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Metric Dorene Dora
Current Rank Unranked #2594
Total Births (all years) 7,925 105,849
Peak Year 1958 1921
Peak Year Births 296 2,026
Peak Decade 1950ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dorene Dora
1880ss — 7,288
1890ss — 8,684
1900ss 5 8,011
1910ss 182 14,012
1920ss 564 18,334
1930ss 1,050 12,387
1940ss 1,287 9,717
1950ss 2,152 9,285
1960ss 1,888 7,418
1970ss 602 3,941
1980ss 112 2,378
1990ss 71 1,734
2000ss 12 1,381
2010ss — 918
2020ss — 361

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dorene Dora
2014 — 88
2015 — 101
2016 — 111
2017 — 100
2018 — 75
2019 — 102
2020 — 73
2021 — 82
2022 — 71
2023 — 68
2024 — 67

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1909–2007.

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