Recorded 1928–1966 Girls' name Peak 1933 99 births

Dollene — girls' name

99 babies named Dollene in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s351940s181950s221960s19
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Dollene was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dollene in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dollene

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Dollene between 1928 and 1966, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dollene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dollene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dollene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dollene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 99 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dollene at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

99

Since 1928

39 years of records

Peak year

1933

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1928

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1966

Dollene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1928

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1933)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Dollene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
35 births that decade — 35% of Dollene's all-time total
1920s51930s351940s181950s221960s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dollene?
99 babies have been named Dollene since 1928. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1933 with 9 births.
When was Dollene most popular?
Dollene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Dollene been used?
Dollene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 39 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Dollene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dolores, Dolly, Dollie, Doloris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1928–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.