Girls' name · since 1926
Dorleen
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Dorleen, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
151 girls have been named Dorleen since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorleen has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1964.
- #22,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorleen ranks #22,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #22,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorleen's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorleen splits its recorded history at 1945: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1964
- Peak year (1943)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dorleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (42 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Dorleen's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dorleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
41 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 42 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Dorleen's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 1960s (21) -- 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 Dorleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1926–1964 (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 Dorleen 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.