Doreen

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #3,935
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1956 · 2,574 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
46,431
since 1900

Doreen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Doreen has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #147, 1956girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#5,09925—
2024#5,79921—
2023#5,96020—
2022#6,98416—
2021#6,96716—
2020#8,40612—
2019#5,04126—
2018#5,61922—
2017#5,33824—
2016#4,85028—
2015#4,98127—
2014#4,76829—
2013#5,64423—
2012#6,87218—
2011#6,33520—
2010#6,90418—
2009#5,70924—
2008#5,14228—
2007#5,23027—
2006#8,71513—
2005#6,52818—
2004#5,37723—
2003#5,23523—
2002#4,49827—
2001#3,78534—
2000#4,40027—
1999#3,56934—
1998#3,73031—
1997#3,71630—
1996#3,42933—
1995#3,28534—
1994#2,93540—
1993#2,35154—
1992#2,03367—
1991#2,55048—
1990#1,92372—
1989#1,85171—
1988#1,78870—
1987#1,61976—
1986#1,53979—
1985#1,58875—
1984#1,34390—
1983#1,120120—
1982#1,178116—
1981#1,209108—
1980#1,005145—
1979#959151—
1978#829179—
1977#806186—
1976#696212—
1975#600268—
1974#527317—
1973#496351—
1972#444425—
1971#392556—
1970#353706—
1969#309854#3,9356
1968#289911—
1967#2611,050—
1966#2401,212#3,2497
1965#2181,511#3,9305
1964#2011,831—
1963#1991,797#4,0485
1962#2071,745#3,3057
1961#1981,846—
1960#1941,912#3,0778
1959#1752,210—
1958#1612,395#3,0338
1957#1502,521#3,2577
1956#1472,574—
1955#2031,557—
1954#2401,136—
1953#2321,180—
1952#257946—
1951#274815—
1950#284756—
1949#267825#3,6905
1948#255868—
1947#256853—
1946#255781—
1945#310481—
1944#356379—
1943#386357—
1942#389334—
1941#398297—
1940#411281—
1939#409271—
1938#357330—
1937#395270—
1936#420237—
1935#381276—
1934#394271—
1933#358309—
1932#379295—
1931#343346—
1930#413254—
1929#430239—
1928#465221—
1927#483209—
1926#475212—
1925#507191—
1924#529185—
1923#533177—
1922#717103—
1921#81381—
1920#86570—
1919#91759—
1918#1,07346—
1917#1,05445—
1916#1,12739—
1915#1,52323—
1914#1,30323—
1913#1,40517—
1912#1,25218—
1911#1,6569—
1910#1,9357—
1909#1,36910—
1908#1,8626—
1907#2,0615—
1906#1,7276—
1905#1,6966—
1904#1,8775—
1903#1,5926—
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five girls were named Doreen! It came in at #1,723, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Doreen is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAKMaine: #132 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 637 girlsMEVermont: #124 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 694 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #99 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 439 girlsNHWashington: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedIDMontana: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #205 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsNDMinnesota: #185 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsMNIllinois: #312 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,221 girlsILWisconsin: #162 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,271 girlsWIMichigan: #269 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,614 girlsMINew York: #156 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 826 girlsNYMassachusetts: #124 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 736 girlsMARhode Island: #127 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 729 girlsRIOregon: #305 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #216 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsSDIowa: #277 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,770 girlsIAIndiana: #470 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,977 girlsINOhio: #294 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsOHPennsylvania: #219 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsPANew Jersey: #146 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 844 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 459 girlsCTCalifornia: #255 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,802 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedUTColorado: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,583 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedVAMaryland: #345 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedGAHawaii: #56 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 213 girlsHITexas: #1,059 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,140 girlsTXFlorida: #462 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,715 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#56 · 1 in 213
  2. Connecticut#94 · 1 in 459
  3. New Hampshire#99 · 1 in 439
  4. Vermont#124 · 1 in 694
  5. Massachusetts#124 · 1 in 736

Best ever in a state: #26 in Hawaii, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#56251 in 213
Connecticut#94381 in 459
New Hampshire#99111 in 439
Massachusetts#124601 in 736
Vermont#12451 in 694
Rhode Island#127101 in 729
Maine#132141 in 637
New Jersey#146511 in 844
New York#1561731 in 826
Wisconsin#162291 in 1,271
Minnesota#185231 in 1,442
Washington#191201 in 1,236
Montana#19651 in 1,182
North Dakota#20551 in 1,361
South Dakota#21651 in 1,444
Pennsylvania#219601 in 1,704
California#255631 in 1,802
Michigan#269281 in 2,614
Iowa#277101 in 2,770
Ohio#294291 in 2,936
Colorado#29761 in 2,422
Oregon#30561 in 2,518
Illinois#312271 in 3,221
Maryland#34561 in 3,801
West Virginia#39951 in 4,583
Florida#46261 in 4,715
Indiana#47061 in 6,977
Texas#1,05951 in 19,140
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Doreen
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 700 spots since 2024 (#5,799 → #5,099)
  • 3,307 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #5,099)
  • 118 spots since 2015 (#4,981 → #5,099)
  • Biggest jump: 184 spots in 1923 (#717 → #533)
  • Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1979 (#829 → #959)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1956 at #147 (2,574 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 61 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 61 yrs · run 1919–1979
Share of babies · girls
1 in 780
  • Highest: 1 in 780 girls born in 1956 were named Doreen (0.13%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 34.7% of all girls named Doreen (16,090) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s50#1,369 (1909)#1,738
1910s286#917 (1919)#1,325
1920s1,688#430 (1929)#582
1930s2,859#343 (1931)#385
1940s5,456#255 (1948)#328
1950s16,090#147 (1956)#212
1960s14,669#194 (1960)#232
1970s3,351#353 (1970)#610
1980s950#1,005 (1980)#1,424
1990s443#1,923 (1990)#2,952
2000s244#3,785 (2001)#5,462
2010s235#4,768 (2014)#5,635
2020s110#5,099 (2025)#6,536

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Doreen in 1950

girls
#284
756 births · 1 in 2,266 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #284Doreen756
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,266 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 95.4% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #280Madeline759
  2. #282Laurel758
  3. #283Nellie757
  4. #284Doreen756
  5. #284Geneva756
  6. #286Agnes748
  7. #287Mae737
  8. #288Jennie735

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1950 →