Doree
Feminine
Doree is a short, bright name that spells the French word dorée, golden or gilded, without its accent. It can also be heard as a pet form of Dora, Doris or Dorothy, and it keeps both readings open.
How old is the name Doree?
Doree first appears in US birth records in 1915 — 110 years ago. The typical Doree alive today was born around 1961, making them about 64 years old. About 400 people named Doree are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Doree most popular?
Doree peaked in 1957, reaching #2121 nationally. See the whole 1957 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Doree
Our story of Doree begins in a French kitchen and a French library. A cook who brushes a pie crust with egg so that it bakes to a shine is making it dorée, gilded, and the best-known book of saints' lives from the Middle Ages goes in French by the title La Légende dorée, the Golden Legend. In America the same letters, without their accent, became a girl's name, and they also sat comfortably as a short form for Dora, Doris or Dorothy. A small gold word or a nickname grown up: the record keeps both possibilities open.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No record explains Doree. It is spelled like the French dorée, the feminine of doré, 'golden' or 'gilded', and it also works as a pet form of Dora, Doris or Dorothy; the record does not say which, if any, a given family meant.
Pronouncing Doree
Several sayings are natural: DOR-ee, like Dory; dor-EE; and dor-AY, as in the French word. The family's choice is worth giving with the name.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1915
- Most girls named
- 196130 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2121reached in 1957
- Change vs 1991
- +20.0%6 in 1992, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Dorees among us
people named Doree are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Doree sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Spells a real French word meaning golden, which gives it a meaning to point to.
- Short and easy, and works as a pet form of Dora, Doris or Dorothy.
- Distinctive without being hard to spell.
- Its pronunciation is not fixed, so people will guess among DOR-ee, dor-EE and dor-AY; it will need saying.
- It sounds like Dory, the forgetful fish of Finding Nemo, and that joke will come up among children; it is a friendly one.
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Frequently asked
- How many Dorees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Doree are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Doree in 2025?
- Doree is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Doree with classmates?
- Doree will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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