Is Dorlene a boy or girl name?

Dorlene is a girl’s name. Of the 546 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Dorlene

Recorded 1915–1971 · United States

Dorlene was most popular in 1933, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,642 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 546 people named Dorlene.

Dorlene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorlene’s peak in 1933. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorlene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorlene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 546 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