How Many People Are Named Dora?
people named Dora are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,217 people in the US has this name
Based on 106,480 babies named Dora in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,031 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of DOROTTYA and names that end in dóra, such as TEODÓRA and HALLDÓRA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Dora (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dora alive today is about 62 years old, and 62% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dora first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 2,031 babies. In 2025, 75 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dora never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #46, in 1881, and it was in the top 100 for 30 years, 1880 to 1909. In 2025 it ranked #2,388.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,388 |
| Best rank | #46 (1881) |
| Years in the top 100 | 30 (1880 to 1909) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #140 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dora alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dora were born in Texas than in any other state: about 7,971 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dora was given 3.8 times as often in New Mexico, 3.3 times in Arizona and 3.1 times in Texas.
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