How Many People Are Named Dorette?
An estimated 178 people in the United States have the first name Dorette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Dorette peaked in popularity in 1954 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dorette 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 Dorette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Dorette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
178
About 1 in 1,925,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1954
14 births
Total Registered
273
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dorette
Dorette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 273 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dorette as a female name
Ranked #9,692 in 1976
5 female births in 1976
Peak: 1954 (14 births)
Dorette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dorette span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 86 babies were registered. While Dorette is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dorette by Decade
How has Dorette 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.
Dorette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dorette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorette?
We estimate approximately 178 people named Dorette 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 1,925,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Dorette a common name?
Dorette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 273 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dorette most popular?
Dorette reached peak popularity in 1954, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dorette is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dorette a female name?
Dorette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dorette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dorette Smith, Dorette Johnson, Dorette 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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