Recorded 1915–1992 Girls' name Peak 1961 528 births

Doree — girls' name

528 babies named Doree in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s91930s271940s511950s1351960s1631970s861980s351990s11
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Doree was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

30 babies were named Doree in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doree

The Social Security Administration has registered 528 babies named Doree between 1915 and 1992, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doree performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Doree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Doree in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doree 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 528 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.

Doree at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

528

Since 1915

78 years of records

Peak year

1961

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1915

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1992

Doree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1915

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1961)
30
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Doree by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
163 births that decade — 31% of Doree's all-time total
1910s111920s91930s271940s511950s1351960s1631970s861980s351990s11

Doree by state

Where Doree concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Doree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 4.4%
#2 New Jersey
5 0.9%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Doree's total US births 4.4%
Even split

23 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doree?
528 babies have been named Doree since 1915. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1961 with 30 births.
When was Doree most popular?
Doree was most popular in the 1960s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Doree most popular?
The top states for the name Doree are California (23 births), New Jersey (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Doree been used?
Doree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 78 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Doree?
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, 1915–1992 (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.