Girls' name · since 1909
Dorine
Dorine has 2,867 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,867
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,867 recorded since 1909.
Dorine has 2,867 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2017.
- #3,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,867 born since 1909
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorine ranks #3,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,867 born since 1909, peaking in the 1930s.
- #3,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,867
- born since 1909
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorine's 2,867 recorded births place it above 94.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Dorine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorine's full recorded timeline at 1951, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2017
- Peak year (1932)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Dorine by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (546 births, 19% of the file).
1930s was Dorine's strongest decade.
546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dorine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
239 births
- 1920s
1920s
496 births
- 1930s
1930s
546 births
- 1940s
1940s
386 births
- 1950s
1950s
525 births
- 1960s
1960s
406 births
- 1970s 176
1970s
176 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 546 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dorine 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 Dorine's total volume
Dorine by state
Where Dorine concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 209 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 108 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 77 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 41 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 41 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 20 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 0.2% |
209 of 2,867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Dorine appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dorine's data
- Dorine's decade-level peak was the 1930s (546 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dorines (209 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1909–2017 (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 Dorine 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.