Is Doreen a boy or girl name?
Doreen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 0 boys were named Doreen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 46,463 US babies named Doreen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,827
- Babies named Doreen since 1900
- 46,463
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 2,574 babies
Boys and girls named Doreen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 286 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,688 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,859 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 5,456 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 15 | 16,090 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 38 | 14,668 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,351 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 950 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 443 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 244 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,827 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,015 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,056 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,035 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,531 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,071 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,653 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,409 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,888 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,022 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,807 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,699 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,942 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,401 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,994 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,759 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,181 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,281 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,865 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,618 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,421 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,281 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,533 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,444 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,591 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,751 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,735 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,451 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,303 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,945 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,358 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,041 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,564 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,930 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,856 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,788 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,620 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,542 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,591 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,344 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,121 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,182 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,211 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,005 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 151 | #961 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 179 | #830 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 186 | #808 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 212 | #697 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 268 | #601 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 317 | #530 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 351 | #496 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 425 | #444 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 556 | #392 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 706 | #353 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,078 | 854 | #309 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 910 | #289 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,050 | #261 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,315 | 1,212 | #240 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,050 | 1,511 | #218 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,832 | #199 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,210 | 1,796 | #200 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,395 | 1,745 | #207 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,846 | #198 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,153 | 1,912 | #194 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 2,210 | #175 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,094 | 2,395 | #161 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,328 | 2,521 | #150 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 2,574 | #147 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,557 | #203 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,136 | #240 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,180 | #232 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 946 | #257 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 815 | #274 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 756 | #284 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,829 | 826 | #266 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 867 | #255 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 853 | #256 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 781 | #256 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 481 | #310 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 379 | #356 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 357 | #386 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 334 | #389 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 297 | #399 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 281 | #411 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 271 | #409 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 330 | #357 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 270 | #395 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 237 | #420 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 276 | #381 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 271 | #394 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 309 | #358 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 295 | #379 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 346 | #343 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 254 | #413 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 239 | #430 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 221 | #465 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 209 | #483 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 212 | #475 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 191 | #507 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 184 | #529 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 177 | #534 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 104 | #715 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 81 | #816 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 70 | #866 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 59 | #918 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,078 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,057 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,133 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,536 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,312 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,418 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,260 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,691 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,988 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,393 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,914 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,150 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,792 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,761 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,959 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,651 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,775 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Doreen reached #3,094 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #147 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Doreen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.