Recorded 1929–1964 Girls' name Peak 1960 116 births

Dorinne — girls' name

116 babies named Dorinne in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s371940s281950s211960s24
1930s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Dorinne was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dorinne in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorinne

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Dorinne between 1929 and 1964, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorinne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorinne performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dorinne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorinne 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 116 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.

Dorinne at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

116

Since 1929

36 years of records

Peak year

1960

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1929

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1964

Dorinne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1929

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1960)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 19641960195419481941193519311929 6

Dorinne by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
37 births that decade — 32% of Dorinne's all-time total
1920s61930s371940s281950s211960s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorinne?
116 babies have been named Dorinne since 1929. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1960 with 8 births.
When was Dorinne most popular?
Dorinne was most popular in the 1930s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Dorinne been used?
Dorinne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 36 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Dorinne?
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.

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, 1929–1964 (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.