Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dorlene isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorlene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 546
- 0 boys · 546 girls
- Most popular year
- 1933
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1933. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 297 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Dorlene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Dolores
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>99% girls
Delores
“woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary”
>99% girls
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“an oath; a pledge”
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>99% girls