How Many People Are Named Dorena?
An estimated 458 people in the United States have the first name Dorena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Dorena peaked in popularity in 1966 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dorena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dorena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
458
About 1 in 748,372 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1966
31 births
Total Registered
703
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dorena
Dorena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 703 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dorena as a female name
Ranked #14,379 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1966 (31 births)
Dorena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dorena span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 194 babies were registered. Dorena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dorena by Decade
How has Dorena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dorena by State
Dorena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dorena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorena?
We estimate approximately 458 people named Dorena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 748,372 Americans share this first name.
Is Dorena a common name?
Dorena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 703 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dorena most popular?
Dorena reached peak popularity in 1966, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dorena is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dorena a female name?
Dorena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dorena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dorena Smith, Dorena Johnson, Dorena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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