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Girl name

Dorene

/ˈdɔɹin/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2007

Dorene has been given to about 7,925 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɔɹin/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,792
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dorene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1958 · 296
  • Born in 20250
  • All time7,925

How popular is Dorene?

Its best year was 1958, when 296 babies were given the name, ranking 571st. The typical living American called Dorene is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Dorene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lorene0.88
  2. Norene0.88
  3. Florene0.79
  4. Jolene0.75
  5. Darlene0.74
  6. Doreen0.74
  7. Irene0.70
  8. Rene0.70

Middle names for Dorene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dorene Rose0.83
  2. Dorene Marie0.83
  3. Dorene Grace0.83
  4. Dorene Louise0.83
  5. Dorene Claire0.82
  6. Dorene Mae0.82

Sibling names for Dorene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.88
  2. Ramonasister · 0.85
  3. Margosister · 0.83
  4. Frankieeither · 0.79
  5. Tommybrother · 0.79
  6. Rudybrother · 0.78

Where Dorene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dorene White0.78
    2. Dorene Nguyen0.78
    3. Dorene Moore0.78
    4. Dorene Hill0.78
    5. Dorene Hall0.78
    6. Dorene Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dorene

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.