Is Dorena a boy or girl name?

Dorena is a girl’s name. Of the 703 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Dorena

Recorded 1913–1997 · United States

Dorena was most popular in 1966, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,294 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 703 people named Dorena.

Dorena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorena’s peak in 1966. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 703 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org