Recorded 1926–1964 Girls' name Peak 1943 151 births

Dorleen — girls' name

151 babies named Dorleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s261930s211940s411950s421960s21
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Dorleen was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dorleen in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Dorleen between 1926 and 1964, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorleen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dorleen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorleen 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 151 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.

Dorleen at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

151

Since 1926

39 years of records

Peak year

1943

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1926

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1964

Dorleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1926

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1943)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 19641959195519471943193319281926 5

Dorleen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
42 births that decade — 28% of Dorleen's all-time total
1920s261930s211940s411950s421960s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorleen?
151 babies have been named Dorleen since 1926. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1943 with 12 births.
When was Dorleen most popular?
Dorleen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Dorleen been used?
Dorleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 39 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Dorleen?
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, 1926–1964 (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.