Dorraine
Dorraine is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 354 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorraine
If you do not know Dorraine’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dorraine,” in English, “Guten Tag Dorraine,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorraine,
German
Guten Tag Dorraine,
French
Bonjour Dorraine,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorraine:
Chinese
Dorraine您好：
Japanese
Dorraine様
English
Hi Dorraine,
German
Hi Dorraine,
French
Salut Dorraine,
Spanish
Hola Dorraine,
Chinese
Dorraine你好：
Japanese
Dorraineさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 354 female · 354 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorraine a male or female name?
Dorraine is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Dorraine in an email?
If you do not know Dorraine’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dorraine,” in English, “Guten Tag Dorraine,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Dorraine a unisex name?
Dorraine is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Dorraine a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dorraine. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorraine,
title = {Is Dorraine a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dorraine},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}