Girls' name · since 1909
Dorene
Dorene has 7,925 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,925
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
7,925 girls have been named Dorene since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorene has been recorded 7,925 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2007.
- #1,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,925 born since 1909
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorene ranks #1,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,925 born since 1909, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,925
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorene's 7,925 recorded births place it above 97.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dorene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorene's full recorded timeline at 1956, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 296 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2007
- Peak year (1958)
- 296
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Dorene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,152 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Dorene's strongest decade.
2,152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dorene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 182
1910s
182 births
- 1920s 564
1920s
564 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,050 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,287 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,152 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,888 births
- 1970s 602
1970s
602 births
- 1980s 112
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,152 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dorene 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 Dorene's total volume
Dorene by state
Where Dorene concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 902 | 11.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 696 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 474 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 414 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 413 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 221 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 208 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 201 | 2.5% |
902 of 7,925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Dorene appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dorene's data
- Dorene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,152 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dorenes (902 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 Dorene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1909–2007 (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 Dorene 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.