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Name meaning & stats

Doreen

Doreen means “gift (debated)”. 41,606 US babies since 1940, peak 1956.

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What it means

“gift (debated)”

Debated

In US birth records

Peak year: 1956

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41,606 US babies were named Doreen between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Doreen (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 81% of the family

  • Doreen 81%
  • Dorene 12%
  • Dorine 3%
  • Dorianne 1%
  • Doriann 1%
  • Doreene 1%
  • Dorean 1%
  • Dorraine <1%
  • Dorrine <1%
  • Dorann <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1956)