Fun Facts About the Name Dorene
- More than 7 thousand babies named Dorene: U.S. records list 7,925 babies given the name Dorene from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dorene Mean?
Dorene is a feminine name usually treated as a spelling variant of Doreen. The conventional meaning is "gift of God," from the Greek name Dorothea, formed from dōron ("gift") and theos ("God"). Doreen is commonly explained as a form of Dora - a short form of Dorothy - with the diminutive ending -een; Dorene follows that same derivation. A separate tradition connects Doreen with the Irish name Doireann, but that link is uncertain and is not the usual basis for the meaning of Dorene.
Dorene Name History & Origins
Dorene's history is the history of Doreen as an English name. Doreen is a relatively recent formation from Dora, the short form of Dorothy, which descends from Greek Dorothea. The ending -een gives Doreen its elaborated form; Dorene adds a final e without changing the pronunciation. An alternative explanation derives Doreen from the Irish feminine name Doireann, which has sometimes been anglicized as Doreen, but this is a separate and disputed line. Dorene has no independent origin story beyond its use as an English spelling variant.
How Popular is the Name Dorene?
Dorene recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1958. Its best rank was #568 in 1956.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #18,409 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,580 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,721 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #12,902 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #12,539 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,014 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #7,759 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #10,910 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,728 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,922 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,683 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #9,990 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #7,883 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,207 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,948 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,579 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #5,290 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #5,222 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #6,036 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,589 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #4,377 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,442 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 1978 | #2,442 | 36 | 0.0024% |
| 1977 | #2,315 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1976 | #1,974 | 45 | 0.0031% |
| 1975 | #2,282 | 36 | 0.0025% |
| 1974 | #1,632 | 57 | 0.0039% |
| 1973 | #1,434 | 68 | 0.0047% |
| 1972 | #1,317 | 77 | 0.0051% |
| 1971 | #1,267 | 87 | 0.0052% |
| 1970 | #1,036 | 119 | 0.0068% |
| 1969 | #905 | 137 | 0.0081% |
| 1968 | #909 | 129 | 0.0079% |
| 1967 | #816 | 149 | 0.0090% |
| 1966 | #792 | 155 | 0.0092% |
| 1965 | #716 | 192 | 0.0109% |
| 1964 | #712 | 212 | 0.0112% |
| 1963 | #662 | 233 | 0.0121% |
| 1962 | #687 | 226 | 0.0115% |
| 1961 | #698 | 226 | 0.0112% |
| 1960 | #671 | 229 | 0.0113% |
| 1959 | #622 | 257 | 0.0127% |
| 1958 | #571 | 296 | 0.0147% |
| 1957 | #589 | 268 | 0.0131% |
| 1956 | #568 | 275 | 0.0137% |
| 1955 | #622 | 223 | 0.0114% |
| 1954 | #628 | 210 | 0.0108% |
| 1953 | #650 | 190 | 0.0101% |
| 1952 | #664 | 178 | 0.0096% |
| 1951 | #811 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 1950 | #746 | 133 | 0.0078% |
| 1949 | #641 | 168 | 0.0098% |
| 1948 | #702 | 142 | 0.0084% |
| 1947 | #667 | 159 | 0.0090% |
| 1946 | #664 | 144 | 0.0092% |
| 1945 | #689 | 118 | 0.0090% |
| 1944 | #697 | 116 | 0.0087% |
| 1943 | #674 | 127 | 0.0091% |
| 1942 | #726 | 106 | 0.0078% |
| 1941 | #695 | 102 | 0.0084% |
| 1940 | #676 | 105 | 0.0092% |
| 1939 | #634 | 115 | 0.0105% |
| 1938 | #591 | 137 | 0.0124% |
| 1937 | #648 | 110 | 0.0103% |
| 1936 | #644 | 105 | 0.0101% |
| 1935 | #718 | 88 | 0.0084% |
| 1934 | #625 | 113 | 0.0108% |
| 1933 | #663 | 98 | 0.0097% |
| 1932 | #617 | 115 | 0.0108% |
| 1931 | #692 | 93 | 0.0087% |
| 1930 | #812 | 76 | 0.0068% |
| 1929 | #880 | 66 | 0.0059% |
| 1928 | #807 | 79 | 0.0068% |
| 1927 | #1,004 | 58 | 0.0049% |
| 1926 | #894 | 69 | 0.0058% |
| 1925 | #890 | 69 | 0.0057% |
| 1924 | #1,101 | 51 | 0.0041% |
| 1923 | #901 | 66 | 0.0055% |
| 1922 | #1,211 | 41 | 0.0034% |
| 1921 | #1,097 | 48 | 0.0039% |
| 1920 | #2,195 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1919 | #1,330 | 34 | 0.0030% |
| 1918 | #1,503 | 28 | 0.0024% |
| 1917 | #1,382 | 29 | 0.0027% |
| 1916 | #1,304 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1915 | #1,486 | 24 | 0.0024% |
| 1914 | #1,559 | 18 | 0.0024% |
| 1913 | #2,198 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #2,016 | 9 | 0.0016% |
| 1909 | #2,291 | 5 | 0.0014% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Dorene Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
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