Unisex name · since 1921
Dorean
Dorean has 251 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 251 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Dorean recorded 251 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1999.
- #17,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 251 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorean ranks #17,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorean's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorean's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorean popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1999
- Peak year (1958)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Dorean popularity over time - boys
90 total births recorded since 1989 (Dorean as boys' name)
Dorean by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (77 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Dorean's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dorean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 77 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorean's data
- Dorean's decade-level peak was the 1950s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1921–1999 (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 Dorean 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.