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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAKMaine: #142 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 713 girlsMEVermont: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 601 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #135 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 697 girlsNHWashington: #233 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #143 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 694 girlsNDMinnesota: #163 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 907 girlsMNIllinois: #239 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsILWisconsin: #160 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsWIMichigan: #184 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsMINew York: #116 for girls · 305 births · 1 in 504 girlsNYMassachusetts: #105 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 574 girlsMARhode Island: #104 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 518 girlsRIOregon: #286 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #173 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 923 girlsSDIowa: #269 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,339 girlsIAIndiana: #324 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,357 girlsINOhio: #288 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsOHPennsylvania: #198 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsPANew Jersey: #112 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 520 girlsNJConnecticut: #82 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 372 girlsCTCalifornia: #261 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,780 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedUTColorado: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsCONebraska: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsNEMissouri: 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: #487 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,589 girlsVAMaryland: #287 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,439 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDEArizona: #318 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,859 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: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #464 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,630 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedALGeorgia: #587 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,914 girlsGAHawaii: #35 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 161 girlsHITexas: #960 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,831 girlsTXFlorida: #409 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,970 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#35 · 1 in 161
  2. Connecticut#82 · 1 in 372
  3. Rhode Island#104 · 1 in 518
  4. Massachusetts#105 · 1 in 574
  5. New Jersey#112 · 1 in 520

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#35371 in 161
Connecticut#82561 in 372
Rhode Island#104161 in 518
Massachusetts#105841 in 574
New Jersey#112961 in 520
New York#1163051 in 504
Vermont#12861 in 601
New Hampshire#13571 in 697
Maine#142131 in 713
North Dakota#143101 in 694
Wisconsin#160381 in 1,050
Minnesota#163391 in 907
South Dakota#17381 in 923
Michigan#184631 in 1,317
Pennsylvania#198831 in 1,334
Washington#233171 in 1,614
Illinois#239521 in 1,816
California#261781 in 1,780
Iowa#269121 in 2,339
Oregon#28681 in 2,077
Maryland#287111 in 2,439
Ohio#288371 in 2,606
Nebraska#30251 in 2,776
Arizona#31861 in 1,859
Colorado#32371 in 2,386
Indiana#324141 in 3,357
Florida#40991 in 3,970
Louisiana#46481 in 4,630
Virginia#48761 in 6,589
Georgia#58751 in 8,914
Texas#96071 in 15,831
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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 1953

girls
#232
1,180 births · 1 in 1,594 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #232Doreen1,180
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,594 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #229Luann1,197
  2. #230Dana1,196
  3. #231Vera1,192
  4. #232Doreen1,180
  5. #233Bertha1,173
  6. #234Maxine1,172
  7. #235Ella1,161
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →