Girls' name · since 1916
Dorrine
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 308 babies named Dorrine, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 308
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorrine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 308 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrine has been recorded 308 times among girls since 1916, 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 1916 to 1974.
- #15,675 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 308 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorrine ranks #15,675 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 308 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #15,675 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 308
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dorrine's 308 recorded births place it above 78.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorrine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorrine's full recorded timeline at 1946, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorrine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1974
- Peak year (1957)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Dorrine by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (77 births, 25% of the file).
1930s was Dorrine's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dorrine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 77 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorrine's data
- Dorrine's decade-level peak was the 1930s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorrine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1916–1974 (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 Dorrine 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.