How Many People Are Named Dorcus?
people named Dorcus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,325,067 people in the US has this name
Based on 287 babies named Dorcus in Social Security records from 1917 to 1983, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
11 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dorcus, 97% were girls and 3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dorcus alive today is about 68 years old, and 79% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dorcus first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1920, to 11 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1983.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 1983
🏆 Rank History
Dorcus has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,618, in 1931.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,618 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,591 in the 1930s |
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