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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAKMaine: #135 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 678 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #125 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 634 girlsNHWashington: #338 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,226 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #196 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsNDMinnesota: #188 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,622 girlsMNIllinois: #324 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,403 girlsILWisconsin: #172 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsWIMichigan: #210 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsMINew York: #142 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 716 girlsNYMassachusetts: #120 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 692 girlsMARhode Island: #162 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedSDIowa: #380 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,907 girlsIAIndiana: #423 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,666 girlsINOhio: #326 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,806 girlsOHPennsylvania: #238 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,086 girlsPANew Jersey: #148 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 813 girlsNJConnecticut: #98 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 449 girlsCTCalifornia: #249 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,498 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDEArizona: #286 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsAZNew 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: #300 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsDCOklahoma: 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: #32 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 145 girlsHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedTXFlorida: #517 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,169 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#32 · 1 in 145
  2. Connecticut#98 · 1 in 449
  3. Massachusetts#120 · 1 in 692
  4. New Hampshire#125 · 1 in 634
  5. Maine#135 · 1 in 678

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#32361 in 145
Connecticut#98411 in 449
Massachusetts#120671 in 692
New Hampshire#12581 in 634
Maine#135131 in 678
New York#1422091 in 716
New Jersey#148571 in 813
Rhode Island#16271 in 1,128
Wisconsin#172291 in 1,356
Minnesota#188221 in 1,622
North Dakota#19661 in 1,160
Michigan#210441 in 1,784
Pennsylvania#238521 in 2,086
California#249721 in 1,679
Arizona#28661 in 1,630
District of Columbia#30051 in 2,540
Illinois#324271 in 3,403
Ohio#326241 in 3,806
Washington#33881 in 3,226
Iowa#38061 in 4,907
Indiana#42381 in 5,666
Florida#51751 in 6,169
Virginia#52451 in 7,498
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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 1951

girls
#274
815 births · 1 in 2,210 girls

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #274Doreen815
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,210 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 95.6% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #271Tina832
  2. #272Alicia826
  3. #273Johnnie823
  4. #274Doreen815
  5. #275Gale814
  6. #276Mattie808
  7. #277Velma798
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →