Girls' name · since 1932
Dorrene
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Dorrene, peaking in 1936. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
90 girls have been named Dorrene since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dorrene recorded 90 times among girls since 1932, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1964.
- #28,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrene ranks #28,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #28,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorrene's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorrene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorrene splits its recorded history at 1948: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorrene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1964
- Peak year (1936)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Dorrene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (34 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Dorrene's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dorrene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 34 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Dorrene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 1960s (18) -- 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 Dorrene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1932–1964 (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 Dorrene 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.