Dorcus
- Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275
- Last seen for boys in 1972 at #4,986
- Given to girls 98.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 11 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 282since 1917
Dorcus over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dorcus has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
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| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | — | |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | — | |
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| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
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| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | — | |
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| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
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| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | — | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | — | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | — | |
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| 1960 | #3,920 | 11 | — | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | — | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | — | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | — | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | — | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | — | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | — | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | — | |
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| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | — | |
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| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | — | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
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| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | — | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
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| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
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| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1917
The first year at least five girls were named Dorcus! It came in at #4,594, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1921, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Dorcus is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Dorcus in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Dorcus
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1983
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1931 at #2,581 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 96,793
- Highest: 1 in 96,793 girls born in 1931 were named Dorcus (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 334,122 girls born in 1983 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
- 22.0% of all girls named Dorcus (62) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | #4,594 (1917) | #4,739 |
| 1920s | 49 | #2,899 (1920) | #4,005 |
| 1930s | 62 | #2,581 (1931) | #3,659 |
| 1940s | 30 | #3,676 (1945) | #4,508 |
| 1950s | 57 | #3,778 (1955) | #5,484 |
| 1960s | 53 | #3,920 (1960) | #5,414 |
| 1970s | 11 | #9,010 (1979) | #9,380 |
| 1980s | 5 | #10,275 (1983) | #10,275 |
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.
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