Holding steady.
Popularity of Doraine since 1920
Babies named Doraine per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1963, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Doraine's real moment was 1920.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 48 |
| 1930s | 46 |
| 1940s | 35 |
| 1950s | 40 |
| 1960s | 68 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Doraine is a rare modern coinage that first appeared in the United States in 1920. Despite its early 20th-century debut, the name never gained widespread traction; its peak usage was in 1920 itself, and it has remained consistently uncommon since. The name's trajectory is described as stable, indicating no significant uptick in recent decades. Because it was never ranked in the top 1000, the Social Security Administration provides no one-in-N ratio. Doraine is best understood as a creative blend of more familiar names, perhaps Dorothy and Lorraine, reflecting a trend in the 1920s for invented feminine names ending in '-aine'. Its lack of top-state records underscores its rarity; it has never been regionally concentrated.
Doraine is a modern coinage that first appeared in the United States in the early 20th century. It may be a blend of the names Dorothy (from Greek Dorothea, 'gift of God') and Lorraine (from the French region, or possibly from Latin Laurentius). The name has never been common, with its peak usage in 1920.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dora, Raine, Dorie
Sibling names for Doraine
Names that share Doraine's style, for a brother or sister.
