Girls' name · since 1929
Dorinne
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Dorinne, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
116 girls have been named Dorinne since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorinne has been recorded 116 times among girls since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1964.
- #25,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1929
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorinne ranks #25,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1929, peaking in the 1930s.
- #25,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1929
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorinne's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorinne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorinne's full recorded timeline at 1948, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorinne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1964
- Peak year (1960)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1964.
116 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 8 births in a single year.
Dorinne by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (37 births, 32% of the file).
1930s was Dorinne's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dorinne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 37 births (32% of all-time use).
Dorinne decade highlights
- Peak decade 37 births
- Runner-up 28 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Dorinne's data
- Dorinne's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 1960s (24) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorinne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1929–1964 (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 Dorinne 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.
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