Girls' name · since 1913
Dorena
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 703 babies named Dorena, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 703
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 703 have been recorded since 1913.
Dorena has 703 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1997.
- #9,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 703 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorena ranks #9,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 703 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 703
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorena's 703 recorded births place it above 86.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dorena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorena's full recorded timeline at 1954, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1997
- Peak year (1966)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Dorena by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (194 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Dorena's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dorena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 52
1930s
52 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
194 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 194 births (28% of all-time use).
How Dorena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dorena's total volume
Dorena by state
Where Dorena concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.7% |
15 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorena's data
- Dorena's decade-level peak was the 1960s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dorenas (15 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 Dorena: 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 (~84 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, 1913–1997 (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 Dorena 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.