Girls' name · since 1923
Dorette
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 273 babies named Dorette, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Dorette recorded 273 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1976.
- #16,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorette ranks #16,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorette's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorette's full recorded timeline at 1957, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1976
- Peak year (1954)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Dorette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (86 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Dorette's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dorette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s
1960s
74 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 86 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Dorette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 1970s (45) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1923–1976 (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 Dorette 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.