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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAKMaine: #120 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 526 girlsMEVermont: #147 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 721 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #165 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 994 girlsNHWashington: #298 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsWAIdaho: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 983 girlsNDMinnesota: #178 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsMNIllinois: #244 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsILWisconsin: #185 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsMINew York: #145 for girls · 216 births · 1 in 715 girlsNYMassachusetts: #112 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 597 girlsMARhode Island: #117 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 630 girlsRIOregon: #330 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,767 girlsORNevada: 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: #412 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,687 girlsIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,655 girlsINOhio: #252 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,209 girlsOHPennsylvania: #222 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsPANew Jersey: #151 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 868 girlsNJConnecticut: #97 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 440 girlsCTCalifornia: #252 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,751 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: #397 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,442 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedVAMaryland: #338 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDEArizona: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,491 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: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #530 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,922 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #34 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 163 girlsHITexas: #1,122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 21,308 girlsTXFlorida: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,635 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#34 · 1 in 163
  2. Connecticut#97 · 1 in 440
  3. Massachusetts#112 · 1 in 597
  4. Rhode Island#117 · 1 in 630
  5. Maine#120 · 1 in 526

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#34361 in 163
Connecticut#97461 in 440
Massachusetts#112811 in 597
Rhode Island#117131 in 630
Maine#120171 in 526
New York#1452161 in 715
Vermont#14751 in 721
New Jersey#151561 in 868
New Hampshire#16551 in 994
North Dakota#16971 in 983
Minnesota#178281 in 1,260
Michigan#181621 in 1,303
Wisconsin#185261 in 1,541
Idaho#21661 in 1,049
Pennsylvania#222651 in 1,709
Illinois#244471 in 2,000
California#252751 in 1,751
Ohio#252431 in 2,209
Arizona#28171 in 1,491
Washington#298111 in 2,491
District of Columbia#31251 in 2,613
Oregon#33061 in 2,767
Maryland#33871 in 3,722
Florida#39591 in 3,635
West Virginia#39751 in 4,442
Iowa#41251 in 5,687
Indiana#45371 in 6,655
Louisiana#53061 in 5,922
Texas#1,12251 in 21,308
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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 1952

girls
#257
946 births · 1 in 1,960 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #257Doreen946
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 1,960 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 96.0% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #254Kimberly966
  2. #255Mona950
  3. #256Lee948
  4. #257Doreen946
  5. #258Nadine942
  6. #259Myra941
  7. #260Dora926
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →