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girls' name ★ peaked 1956

Doreen

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,132 Trend ↑ Rising 17%

Doreen, also occasionally spelt Dorean or Dorine, is a feminine given name, usually found in English-speaking countries.

Rank 2025
#5,132
among girls · ↑711 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Doreen · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1956
2,574 babies
All-time total
46,489
#619 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Doreen popularity over time

46,489 babies have been named Doreen since 1900, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 50 – 50 5 – #1,393
1910s 286 – 286 29 +472% #918
1920s 1,688 – 1,688 169 +490% #430
1930s 2,859 – 2,859 286 +69% #343
1940s 5,456 5 5,461 546 +91% #255
1950s 16,090 15 16,105 1,611 +195% #147
1960s 14,669 38 14,707 1,471 -9% #194
1970s 3,351 – 3,351 335 -77% #353
1980s 950 – 950 95 -72% #1,005
1990s 443 – 443 44 -53% #1,930
2000s 244 – 244 24 -45% #3,806
2010s 235 – 235 24 -4% #4,808
2020s (to 2025) 110 – 110 18 -22% #5,132

Where Doreen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 25 0.02 outside top 500
2027 26 0.02 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 27 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Doreen

Doreen is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,132 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1900, 46,489 American babies have been named Doreen. Its peak came in 1956, when 2,574 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Doreen stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Doreen?

The median living Doreen is about 65 years old; half are between 60 and 70. An estimated 36 thousand people named Doreen are alive in the United States today.

median 65 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Doreen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,132 – –
2024 21 #5,843 – –
2023 20 #6,021 – –
2022 16 #7,060 – –
2021 16 #7,039 – –
2020 12 #8,538 – –
2019 26 #5,071 – –
2018 22 #5,654 – –
2017 24 #5,412 – –
2016 28 #4,891 – –
2015 27 #5,022 – –
2014 29 #4,808 – –
2013 23 #5,699 – –
2012 18 #6,946 – –
2011 20 #6,402 – –
2010 18 #6,995 – –
2009 24 #5,759 – –
2008 28 #5,181 – –
2007 27 #5,281 – –
2006 13 #8,866 – –
2005 18 #6,619 – –
2004 23 #5,421 – –
2003 23 #5,282 – –
2002 27 #4,533 – –
2001 34 #3,806 – –
2000 27 #4,444 – –
1995 34 #3,303 – –
1990 72 #1,930 – –
1985 75 #1,591 – –
1980 145 #1,005 – –
1975 268 #601 – –
1970 706 #353 – –
1965 1,511 #218 5 #4,050
1960 1,912 #194 8 #3,153
1955 1,557 #203 – –
1950 756 #284 – –
1945 481 #310 – –
1940 281 #411 – –
1935 276 #381 – –
1930 254 #413 – –
1925 191 #507 – –
1920 70 #866 – –
1915 23 #1,536 – –
1910 7 #1,988 – –
1905 6 #1,761 – –
1900 6 #1,775 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Doreen

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Doreen Massey Doreen Massey British social scientist and geographer (b.1944) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Doreen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Doreen?

The median living Doreen is about 65 years old. Half of all living Doreens are between 60 and 70 years old.

How many people named Doreen are alive today?

An estimated 36 thousand people named Doreen are alive in the United States, based on 46,489 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Doreen mean?

Doreen, also occasionally spelt Dorean or Dorine, is a feminine given name, usually found in English-speaking countries.

How popular is the name Doreen in 2025?

Doreen ranked #5,132 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Doreen?

46,489 babies have been named Doreen in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Doreen most popular?

Doreen peaked in 1956, when 2,574 newborns received the name.

Is Doreen a boy or girl name?

Doreen is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Doreen rising or falling?

Doreen has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Doreen become more popular?

Doreen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Doreen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Doreen?

Well-known people named Doreen include Doreen Massey (geographer).

Names like Doreen

Names that sound and feel close to Doreen: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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