Girls' name · since 1936
Dorelle
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Dorelle, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Dorelle recorded 15 times among girls since 1936, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1963.
- #49,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1936
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorelle ranks #49,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1936, peaking in the 1930s.
- #49,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1936
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorelle's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorelle's full recorded timeline at 1951, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births.
Dorelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1963
- Peak year (1936)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Dorelle by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1930s was Dorelle's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dorelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Dorelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1936–1963 (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 Dorelle 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.