Girls' name · since 1952
Doreena
259 babies named Doreena in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Doreena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 259 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doreena has been recorded 259 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1984.
- #17,262 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 259 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doreena ranks #17,262 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,262 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 259
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Doreena's 259 recorded births place it above 76.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Doreena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doreena splits its recorded history at 1967: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doreena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1984
- Peak year (1966)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Doreena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (136 births, 53% of the file).
1960s was Doreena's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Doreena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
136 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 136 births (53% of all-time use).
Doreena by state
Where Doreena concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 259 births nationwide.
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What to do with Doreena's data
- Doreena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Doreenas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doreena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1952–1984 (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 Doreena 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.