Girls' name · since 1915
Dorlene
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 546 babies named Dorlene, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
546 girls have been named Dorlene since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorlene has been recorded 546 times among girls since 1915, 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 1915 to 1971.
- #11,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 546 born since 1915
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorlene ranks #11,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.
- #11,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1915
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorlene's 546 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorlene splits its recorded history at 1942: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1971
- Peak year (1933)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Dorlene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (155 births, 28% of the file).
1930s was Dorlene's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dorlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
125 births
- 1930s
1930s
155 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
106 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 155 births (28% of all-time use).
How Dorlene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dorlene's total volume
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What to do with Dorlene's data
- Dorlene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1915–1971 (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 Dorlene 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.