Recorded 1928–1963 Girls' name Peak 1935 103 births

Doralene — girls' name

103 babies named Doralene in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s391940s101950s391960s10
1930s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Doralene was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

11 babies were named Doralene in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doralene

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Doralene between 1928 and 1963, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doralene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doralene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Doralene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doralene 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 103 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.

Doralene at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

103

Since 1928

36 years of records

Peak year

1935

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1928

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1963

Doralene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1928

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1935)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 19631959195419521942193619321928 5

Doralene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
39 births that decade — 38% of Doralene's all-time total
1920s51930s391940s101950s391960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doralene?
103 babies have been named Doralene since 1928. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1935 with 11 births.
When was Doralene most popular?
Doralene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Doralene been used?
Doralene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 36 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Doralene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1928–1963 (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.