Girl
Doreen
The name Doreen carries the meaning "Irish diminutive of Dora, gift", with roots in Irish. It was at its most popular in the 1950s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. 1956 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
IrishIrish diminutive of Dora – "gift"
GaelicGaelic root disputed, sometimes "sullen"
Births by decade
1900s
50
1910s
286
1920s
1,688
1930s
2,859
1940s
5,461
1950s
16,101
1960s
14,703
1970s
3,353
1980s
949
1990s
443
2000s
243
2010s
187
Peaked in the 1950s · 46,323 total U.S. births since 1900