Recorded 1952–1984 Girls' name Peak 1966 259 births

Doreena — girls' name

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.

1950s491960s1361970s571980s17
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Doreena was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

20 babies were named Doreena in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doreena

The Social Security Administration has registered 259 babies named Doreena between 1952 and 1984, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doreena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doreena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Doreena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Doreena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doreena 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 259 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.

Doreena at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

259

Since 1952

33 years of records

Peak year

1966

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1952

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1984

Doreena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1952

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1966)
20
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 19841975197119671963195919551952 5

Doreena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
136 births that decade — 53% of Doreena's all-time total
1950s491960s1361970s571980s17

Doreena by state

Where Doreena concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doreena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Doreena's total US births 1.9%

5 of 259 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doreena?
259 babies have been named Doreena since 1952. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1966 with 20 births.
When was Doreena most popular?
Doreena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Doreena most popular?
The top states for the name Doreena are California (5 births).
How long has the name Doreena been used?
Doreena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 33 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Doreena?
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.

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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, 1952–1984 (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.