Recorded 1929–1968 Girls' name Peak 1959 164 births

Dorreen — girls' name

164 babies named Dorreen in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s171950s741960s68
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Dorreen was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dorreen in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorreen

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Dorreen between 1929 and 1968, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorreen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorreen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dorreen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorreen 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 164 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.

Dorreen at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

164

Since 1929

40 years of records

Peak year

1959

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1929

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1968

Dorreen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1929

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1959)
14
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
46810121416 19681965196219591956195219471929 5

Dorreen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
74 births that decade — 45% of Dorreen's all-time total
1920s51940s171950s741960s68

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorreen?
164 babies have been named Dorreen since 1929. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1959 with 14 births.
When was Dorreen most popular?
Dorreen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Dorreen been used?
Dorreen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 40 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Dorreen?
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, 1929–1968 (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.