Recorded 1909–2017 Girls' name Peak 1932 2,867 births

Dorine — girls' name

2,867 babies named Dorine in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s2391920s4961930s5461940s3861950s5251960s4061970s1761980s511990s262010s10
1930s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Dorine was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

78 babies were named Dorine in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorine

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,867 babies named Dorine between 1909 and 2017, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 546 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Dorine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 209 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Dorine in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorine 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 2,867 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.

Dorine at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

2,867

Since 1909

109 years of records

Peak year

1932

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1909

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2017

Dorine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1909

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1932)
78
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Dorine by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
546 births that decade — 19% of Dorine's all-time total
1900s61910s2391920s4961930s5461940s3861950s5251960s4061970s1761980s511990s262010s10

Dorine by state

Where Dorine concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dorine
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%
New York share of Dorine's total US births 7.3%
Even split

209 of 2,867 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Dorine appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorine?
2,867 babies have been named Dorine since 1909. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1932 with 78 births.
When was Dorine most popular?
Dorine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 546 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Dorine most popular?
The top states for the name Dorine are New York (209 births), California (108 births), Michigan (77 births).
How long has the name Dorine been used?
Dorine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 109 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Dorine?
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, 1909–2017 (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.