girl's name

Dolene

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 150

Dolene is a girl's name. In 1959 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1965, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1940.

Dolene over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

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Births named Dolene by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 25
1950s 20
1960s 50
1970s 25
1980s 10
1990s 10
2000s (to 2002) 5

How popular is Dolene?

In 2002, Dolene was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dolene is used

France #5,010 5 in 2002
United States #6,892 5 in 1959

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dolene

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dolene also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dolene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dolene

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dolene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dolene

How popular is the name Dolene?

In 2002, Dolene was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dolene a girl's or a boy's name?

Dolene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Dolene most popular?

Dolene peaked in 1965, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.