Dorean
Dorean is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dorean
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorean is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dorean
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dorean as a girl name dates back to 1921, when 5 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Dorean — #2,862 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Dorean on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Dorean last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 251 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dorean first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 12 births, good for #5,876 nationwide. About 69% of every Dorean on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Dorean last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 90 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dorean
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dorean. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dorean
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dorean
Dorean is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 251 births in the dataset. Dorean's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,862. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorean's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.