Girl
Dorene
The name Dorene carries the meaning "Gift or sullen". It was last widely used in the 1950s and has not resurfaced since. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyVariant of Doreen
Etymology"Gift" or "sullen"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
182
1920s
564
1930s
1,049
1940s
1,286
1950s
2,151
1960s
1,888
1970s
602
1980s
111
1990s
71
2000s
12
2010s
0
Peaked in the 1950s · 7,921 total U.S. births since 1900