Dora
#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · Last seen for boys in 1984 at #6,315
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 585 births
- Debut · girls
- 524 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 105,930since 1880
Dora over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,585 | 68 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,588 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,510 | 71 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,251 | 82 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,394 | 73 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,933 | 102 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,404 | 75 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,976 | 100 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,857 | 111 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,972 | 101 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,154 | 88 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,344 | 78 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,064 | 93 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,156 | 88 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,296 | 83 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,016 | 102 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,157 | 93 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,034 | 100 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,539 | 142 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,389 | 155 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,294 | 165 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,242 | 169 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,224 | 164 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,218 | 166 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,431 | 128 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,169 | 166 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,236 | 147 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,105 | 170 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,071 | 173 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,067 | 167 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,115 | 161 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,085 | 167 | — | |
| 1992 | #969 | 197 | — | |
| 1991 | #967 | 194 | — | |
| 1990 | #971 | 192 | — | |
| 1989 | #922 | 195 | — | |
| 1988 | #837 | 215 | — | |
| 1987 | #829 | 210 | — | |
| 1986 | #848 | 196 | — | |
| 1985 | #745 | 232 | — | |
| 1984 | #709 | 234 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #712 | 238 | — | |
| 1982 | #653 | 273 | — | |
| 1981 | #629 | 284 | — | |
| 1980 | #609 | 301 | — | |
| 1979 | #606 | 294 | — | |
| 1978 | #579 | 296 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #584 | 296 | — | |
| 1976 | #471 | 400 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #464 | 407 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #458 | 392 | — | |
| 1973 | #471 | 385 | — | |
| 1972 | #422 | 456 | — | |
| 1971 | #438 | 478 | — | |
| 1970 | #418 | 537 | — | |
| 1969 | #425 | 519 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #393 | 547 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #372 | 596 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #350 | 663 | — | |
| 1965 | #335 | 724 | — | |
| 1964 | #313 | 882 | — | |
| 1963 | #322 | 853 | — | |
| 1962 | #323 | 841 | — | |
| 1961 | #319 | 868 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #308 | 925 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #306 | 896 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #308 | 861 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #294 | 954 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #274 | 991 | — | |
| 1955 | #286 | 910 | — | |
| 1954 | #283 | 905 | — | |
| 1953 | #271 | 918 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #260 | 926 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #242 | 1,028 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #252 | 896 | — | |
| 1949 | #248 | 924 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #232 | 1,023 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #231 | 1,041 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #234 | 943 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #216 | 882 | — | |
| 1944 | #214 | 923 | — | |
| 1943 | #205 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1942 | #210 | 969 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #197 | 951 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #181 | 1,039 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #182 | 1,045 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #177 | 1,134 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #183 | 1,086 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #168 | 1,163 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #168 | 1,169 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #159 | 1,252 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #151 | 1,242 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #143 | 1,434 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #144 | 1,364 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #142 | 1,498 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #141 | 1,585 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #144 | 1,640 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #139 | 1,789 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #140 | 1,774 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #136 | 1,945 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #139 | 2,000 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #136 | 1,904 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #138 | 1,807 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #130 | 2,026 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #133 | 1,865 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #127 | 1,835 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1918 | #136 | 1,738 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #125 | 1,740 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #124 | 1,725 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #122 | 1,666 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #121 | 1,343 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #109 | 1,183 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #110 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1911 | #104 | 888 | — | |
| 1910 | #103 | 833 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #95 | 829 | — | |
| 1908 | #93 | 806 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #94 | 786 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #91 | 761 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1905 | #89 | 757 | — | |
| 1904 | #82 | 788 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #81 | 778 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #82 | 780 | — | |
| 1901 | #79 | 768 | — | |
| 1900 | #79 | 958 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #79 | 718 | #481 | 16 |
| 1898 | #68 | 929 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #69 | 862 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #68 | 874 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #68 | 884 | — | |
| 1894 | #69 | 827 | — | |
| 1893 | #65 | 877 | — | |
| 1892 | #61 | 960 | — | |
| 1891 | #58 | 870 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #62 | 883 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | #59 | 882 | #673 | 9 |
| 1888 | #54 | 898 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | #48 | 842 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #49 | 827 | — | |
| 1885 | #49 | 776 | — | |
| 1884 | #51 | 720 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #51 | 640 | #644 | 9 |
| 1882 | #51 | 594 | #540 | 12 |
| 1881 | #46 | 585 | — | |
| 1880 | #51 | 524 | #809 | 6 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dora was already there! It came in at #51, and was given to 524 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2017–2025, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
Where Dora is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#129 · 1 in 440
- Texas#165 · 1 in 813
- California#254 · 1 in 1,383
- Arizona#284 · 1 in 1,387
- New Mexico#341 · 1 in 1,533
Best ever in a state: #14 in Arizona, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #129 | 5 | 1 in 440 |
| Texas | #165 | 119 | 1 in 813 |
| California | #254 | 104 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Arizona | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,387 |
| New Mexico | #341 | 5 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Oklahoma | #409 | 6 | 1 in 2,674 |
| Kentucky | #410 | 7 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Illinois | #444 | 23 | 1 in 3,040 |
| Indiana | #453 | 9 | 1 in 3,754 |
| Florida | #485 | 12 | 1 in 3,414 |
| Missouri | #492 | 7 | 1 in 4,214 |
| Virginia | #521 | 6 | 1 in 4,482 |
| Tennessee | #562 | 5 | 1 in 5,235 |
| New Jersey | #678 | 6 | 1 in 5,870 |
| New York | #933 | 11 | 1 in 9,118 |
| Pennsylvania | #933 | 5 | 1 in 12,881 |
| Ohio | #979 | 5 | 1 in 13,472 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dora
- 198 spots since 2024 (#2,585 → #2,387)
- 7 spots since 2020 (#2,394 → #2,387)
- 415 spots since 2015 (#1,972 → #2,387)
- Biggest jump: 19 spots in 1987 (#848 → #829)
- Biggest drop: 116 spots in 1993 (#969 → #1,085)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #46 (585 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 100 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1880–1909
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
- Highest: 1 in 157 girls born in 1881 were named Dora (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.3% of all girls named Dora (18,335) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,288 | #46 (1881) | #51 |
| 1890s | 8,684 | #58 (1891) | #67 |
| 1900s | 8,011 | #79 (1900) | #87 |
| 1910s | 14,012 | #103 (1910) | #118 |
| 1920s | 18,335 | #130 (1921) | #138 |
| 1930s | 12,387 | #142 (1930) | #162 |
| 1940s | 9,717 | #181 (1940) | #217 |
| 1950s | 9,285 | #242 (1951) | #278 |
| 1960s | 7,418 | #308 (1960) | #346 |
| 1970s | 3,941 | #418 (1970) | #491 |
| 1980s | 2,378 | #609 (1980) | #749 |
| 1990s | 1,734 | #967 (1991) | #1,076 |
| 2000s | 1,384 | #1,218 (2001) | #1,554 |
| 2010s | 919 | #1,857 (2016) | #2,116 |
| 2020s | 437 | #2,251 (2021) | #2,453 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dora in 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 3,663 of them was named Dora, which outranked 95.7% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 313,801 of them was named Dora, which outranked 14.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 908 names at #5,587; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.