Recorded 1921–1972 Girls' name Peak 1959 399 births

Doreene — girls' name

399 babies named Doreene in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s501930s541940s811950s1171960s901970s7
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Doreene was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

18 babies were named Doreene in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doreene

The Social Security Administration has registered 399 babies named Doreene between 1921 and 1972, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doreene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doreene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Doreene 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 Doreene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doreene 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 399 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.

Doreene at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

399

Since 1921

52 years of records

Peak year

1959

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1921

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1972

Doreene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1921

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1959)
18
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 19721963195719511945193619271921 7

Doreene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
117 births that decade — 29% of Doreene's all-time total
1920s501930s541940s811950s1171960s901970s7

Doreene by state

Where Doreene concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Doreene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Doreene's total US births 1.3%

5 of 399 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doreene?
399 babies have been named Doreene since 1921. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1959 with 18 births.
When was Doreene most popular?
Doreene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Doreene most popular?
The top states for the name Doreene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Doreene been used?
Doreene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 52 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Doreene?
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, 1921–1972 (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.