Doreen
Emerged in English in the late nineteenth century, generally explained as Dora, from Greek doron meaning gift, combined with the Irish diminutive ending -een.
Doreen in 2025
Doreen was given to 25 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,897th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 132,614 babies born.
The history of Doreen
Doreen reached its highest point in 1956, when 2,574 babies were given the name, ranking 276th that year.
Across the 126 years of records since 1900, 46,489 babies have been named Doreen. Half of them were born before 1958, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Doreen by decade
| Decade | Babies named Doreen | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 50 | 2,229 |
| 1910s | 286 | 1,729 |
| 1920s | 1,688 | 788 |
| 1930s | 2,859 | 637 |
| 1940s | 5,461 | 472 |
| 1950s | 16,105 | 276 |
| 1960s | 14,707 | 360 |
| 1970s | 3,351 | 642 |
| 1980s | 950 | 1,690 |
| 1990s | 443 | 3,158 |
| 2000s | 244 | 6,372 |
| 2010s | 235 | 8,167 |
| 2020s | 110 | 8,897 |
Where Doreen is heading
Doreen has fallen 7% over the past decade, from 27 babies in 2015 to 25 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1956 peak — Doreen is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Doreen
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Doreen.