# Doreen (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/doreen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dɔːˈriːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Reenie, Dor |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 46,489 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 58 / 46,431 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 74, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Dora + -een.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20 | 6,402 |
| 2012 | 18 | 6,946 |
| 2013 | 23 | 5,699 |
| 2014 | 29 | 4,808 |
| 2015 | 27 | 5,022 |
| 2016 | 28 | 4,891 |
| 2017 | 24 | 5,412 |
| 2018 | 22 | 5,654 |
| 2019 | 26 | 5,071 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8,538 |
| 2021 | 16 | 7,039 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7,060 |
| 2023 | 20 | 6,021 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5,843 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5,132 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 5 | 3,829 |
| 1957 | 7 | 3,328 |
| 1958 | 8 | 3,095 |
| 1960 | 8 | 3,153 |
| 1962 | 7 | 3,395 |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,208 |
| 1965 | 5 | 4,050 |
| 1966 | 7 | 3,315 |
| 1969 | 6 | 4,077 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 3,594 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3,382 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2009 | 7 | 3,031 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5,707 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,891 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,867 |

## People named Doreen

- Doreen Massey, British social scientist and geographer
- Doreen Valiente, English writer (1922–1999)
- Doreen Wilber, American archer (1930–2008)
- Doreen Carwithen, British composer of classical and film music (1922–2003)
- Doreen Denny, British ice dancer
- Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, British politician (1938–2024)
- Jessica Degenhardt, German luger

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.