Girls' name · since 1929
Dorreen
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 164 babies named Dorreen, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
164 girls have been named Dorreen since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorreen has been recorded 164 times among girls since 1929, 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 1929 to 1968.
- #21,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 164 born since 1929
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorreen ranks #21,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1929, peaking in the 1950s.
- #21,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 164
- born since 1929
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dorreen's 164 recorded births place it above 69.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorreen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorreen splits its recorded history at 1959: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1929 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorreen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1968
- Peak year (1959)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Dorreen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (74 births, 45% of the file).
1950s was Dorreen's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dorreen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
74 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 74 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Dorreen's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (74 total births) through the 1960s (68) -- 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 Dorreen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1929–1968 (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 Dorreen 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.