Recorded 1944–2006 Girls' name Peak 1955 491 births

Dorianne — girls' name

491 babies named Dorianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s911960s1221970s1131980s731990s412000s30
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Dorianne was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

18 babies were named Dorianne in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 491 babies named Dorianne between 1944 and 2006, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorianne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorianne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dorianne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dorianne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorianne 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 491 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.

Dorianne at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

491

Since 1944

63 years of records

Peak year

1955

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1944

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2006

Dorianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1944

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1955)
18
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
05101520 200619971986197919721965195819511944 5

Dorianne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
122 births that decade — 25% of Dorianne's all-time total
1940s211950s911960s1221970s1131980s731990s412000s30

Dorianne by state

Where Dorianne concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dorianne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
27 5.5%
New York share of Dorianne's total US births 5.5%

27 of 491 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorianne?
491 babies have been named Dorianne since 1944. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1955 with 18 births.
When was Dorianne most popular?
Dorianne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Dorianne most popular?
The top states for the name Dorianne are New York (27 births).
How long has the name Dorianne been used?
Dorianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 63 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Dorianne?
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.

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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, 1944–2006 (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.