Girls' name · since 1944
Dorianne
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.
- #11,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 491
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorianne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 491 recorded since 1944.
Social Security Administration records show Dorianne recorded 491 times among girls since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2006.
- #11,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 491 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorianne ranks #11,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 491 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 491
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dorianne's 491 recorded births place it above 83.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dorianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorianne's full recorded timeline at 1974, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorianne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2006
- Peak year (1955)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Dorianne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (122 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Dorianne's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dorianne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
91 births
- 1960s
1960s
122 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 122 births (25% of all-time use).
Dorianne by state
Where Dorianne concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 5.5% |
27 of 491 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorianne's data
- Dorianne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Doriannes (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1944–2006 (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 Dorianne 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.