Recorded 1956–1992 Girls' name Peak 1972 66 births

Dorea — girls' name

66 babies named Dorea in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s111970s391980s51990s5
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Dorea was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dorea in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorea

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Dorea between 1956 and 1992, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dorea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorea 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 66 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.

Dorea at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

66

Since 1956

37 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1956

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1992

Dorea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1956

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
456789 199219811979197719761974197319721971196919621956 6

Dorea by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 59% of Dorea's all-time total
1950s61960s111970s391980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorea?
66 babies have been named Dorea since 1956. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Dorea most popular?
Dorea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Dorea been used?
Dorea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 37 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Dorea?
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.

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, 1956–1992 (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.