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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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
1902
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1900#1,7236
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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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAKMaine: #115 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 473 girlsMEVermont: #89 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 326 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #112 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 514 girlsNHWashington: #256 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedIDMontana: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #145 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 649 girlsNDMinnesota: #172 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsMNIllinois: #277 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,431 girlsILWisconsin: #176 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsWIMichigan: #195 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsMINew York: #129 for girls · 274 births · 1 in 585 girlsNYMassachusetts: #105 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 548 girlsMARhode Island: #85 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 408 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: #207 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsSDIowa: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,778 girlsIAIndiana: #500 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,975 girlsINOhio: #313 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,090 girlsOHPennsylvania: #199 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsPANew Jersey: #131 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 666 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 409 girlsCTCalifornia: #254 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,688 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedUTColorado: #311 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsCONebraska: #309 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,887 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: #383 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,075 girlsVAMaryland: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsMDDelaware: #149 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 784 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedNMKansas: #419 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsKSArkansas: 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: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,204 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: #550 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,655 girlsGAHawaii: #32 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 160 girlsHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Doreen, so not publishedTXFlorida: #462 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#32 · 1 in 160
  2. Rhode Island#85 · 1 in 408
  3. Vermont#89 · 1 in 326
  4. Connecticut#94 · 1 in 409
  5. Massachusetts#105 · 1 in 548

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#32371 in 160
Rhode Island#85211 in 408
Vermont#89111 in 326
Connecticut#94531 in 409
Massachusetts#105911 in 548
New Hampshire#112101 in 514
Maine#115201 in 473
New York#1292741 in 585
New Jersey#131791 in 666
North Dakota#145111 in 649
Delaware#14951 in 784
Minnesota#172331 in 1,089
Wisconsin#176351 in 1,190
Michigan#195611 in 1,437
Pennsylvania#199821 in 1,378
South Dakota#20761 in 1,225
Montana#21461 in 1,141
California#254851 in 1,688
Washington#256161 in 1,781
Illinois#277411 in 2,431
Maryland#281111 in 2,561
District of Columbia#29061 in 2,204
Iowa#296101 in 2,778
Nebraska#30951 in 2,887
Colorado#31181 in 2,169
Ohio#313331 in 3,090
Virginia#383101 in 4,075
Kansas#41951 in 4,394
Florida#46281 in 4,707
Indiana#50071 in 6,975
Georgia#55061 in 7,655
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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 1954

girls
#240
1,136 births · 1 in 1,709 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #240Doreen1,136
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 1,709 of them was named Doreen, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Doreen
  1. #237Nora1,161
  2. #238Bertha1,158
  3. #239Maryann1,146
  4. #240Doreen1,136
  5. #241Karla1,135
  6. #242Eleanor1,117
  7. #243Willie1,111
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. 1,699Sherree#2,699#1,000
  2. 1,434Sabrina#2,236#802
  3. 932Valinda#1,738#806
  4. 748Sheree#1,071#323
  5. 421Sherie#1,248#827
Fallers
  1. 396Enola#948#1,344
  2. 311Ila#782#1,093
  3. 302Nancie#816#1,118
  4. 282Arline#904#1,186
  5. 269Candyce#944#1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954