Girls' name · since 1956
Dorea
Dorea has 66 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
66 girls have been named Dorea since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dorea recorded 66 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1992.
- #31,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 66 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorea ranks #31,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 66
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorea's 66 recorded births place it above 55.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorea's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1992
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dorea by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (39 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Dorea's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Dorea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 39 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorea's data
- Dorea's decade-level peak was the 1970s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dorea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.