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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #124 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 381 girlsAKMaine: #81 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 316 girlsMEVermont: #87 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 295 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #104 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 421 girlsNHWashington: #189 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 852 girlsWAIdaho: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 939 girlsIDMontana: #199 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 811 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #117 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 423 girlsNDMinnesota: #189 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMNIllinois: #209 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsILWisconsin: #148 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 779 girlsWIMichigan: #210 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsMINew York: #99 for girls · 349 births · 1 in 440 girlsNYMassachusetts: #103 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 472 girlsMARhode Island: #65 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 236 girlsRIOregon: #257 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 857 girlsSDIowa: #217 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsIAIndiana: #380 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,305 girlsINOhio: #259 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsOHPennsylvania: #186 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsPANew Jersey: #103 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 445 girlsNJConnecticut: #96 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 419 girlsCTCalifornia: #217 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedUTColorado: #343 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,987 girlsCONebraska: #262 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsNEMissouri: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,071 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #595 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,294 girlsVAMaryland: #254 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedDEArizona: #218 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 837 girlsAZNew Mexico: #199 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 807 girlsNMKansas: 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: #449 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,180 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #313 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedALGeorgia: #689 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,169 girlsGAHawaii: #143 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 453 girlsHITexas: #780 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,992 girlsTXFlorida: #340 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#65 · 1 in 236
  2. Maine#81 · 1 in 316
  3. Vermont#87 · 1 in 295
  4. Connecticut#96 · 1 in 419
  5. New York#99 · 1 in 440

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#65311 in 236
Maine#81261 in 316
Vermont#87101 in 295
Connecticut#96551 in 419
New York#993491 in 440
Massachusetts#1031001 in 472
New Jersey#1031211 in 445
New Hampshire#104121 in 421
North Dakota#117121 in 423
Alaska#12461 in 381
Hawaii#143121 in 453
Wisconsin#148471 in 779
Pennsylvania#186901 in 1,033
Minnesota#189311 in 1,013
Washington#189261 in 852
South Dakota#19261 in 857
Montana#19961 in 811
New Mexico#199121 in 807
Illinois#209801 in 1,141
Michigan#210641 in 1,153
California#2171521 in 1,064
Iowa#217181 in 1,230
Arizona#218161 in 837
Idaho#23351 in 939
Maryland#254171 in 1,659
Oregon#257101 in 1,347
Ohio#259541 in 1,630
Nebraska#26271 in 1,649
District of Columbia#31361 in 1,950
Florida#340201 in 2,220
Colorado#34381 in 1,987
Indiana#380131 in 3,305
Louisiana#390131 in 2,571
North Carolina#449101 in 4,180
South Carolina#49551 in 4,504
Missouri#51561 in 6,071
Virginia#59551 in 7,294
Georgia#68951 in 8,169
Texas#780121 in 7,992
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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 1965

girls
#218
1,511 births · 1 in 1,168 girls
boys
#3,930
5 births · 1 in 372,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #218Doreen1,511

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #3,930Doreen5
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,168 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #215Kelli1,538
  2. #216Jessica1,532
  3. #217Glenda1,514
  4. #218Doreen1,511
  5. #219Lynne1,501
  6. #220Erin1,463
  7. #221Alison1,461
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 372,029 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 11.2% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zebedee6
  3. #3,537Zvi6
  4. #3,930Doreen5
  5. #3,930Aarron5
  6. #3,930Abdel5
  7. #3,930Adelaido5

Tied with 495 names at #3,930; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →