Doreen
Doreen, also occasionally spelt Dorean or Dorine, is a feminine given name, usually found in English-speaking countries. It is a combination of Dora with the suffix -een, which is related to the -ín suffix used in Irish, usually signifying small size or as an endearment.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Doreen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Doreen, also occasionally spelt Dorean or Dorine, is a feminine given name, usually found in English-speaking countries. It is a combination of Dora with the suffix -een, which is related to the -ín suffix used in Irish, usually signifying small size or as an endearment.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Doreen
American parents first put Doreen on the record books as a baby girl name in 1900, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 2,574 Doreens were born — ranking #147 that year. About 35% of every Doreen on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Doreen ranks #5,393 for baby girls with 23 births, holding steady (+2%). All told, over 46K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Doreen
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About the name Doreen
Doreen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 46K births in the dataset. Doreen's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #147. Use the chart and map above to compare Doreen'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 .
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