How Many People Are Named Dory?
people named Dory are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 346,989 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,092 babies named Dory in Social Security records from 1919 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
46 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of DOROTHY or DORIS.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dory, 89.5% were girls and 10.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dory fell from 94.1% in the 1950s to 83.1% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dory alive today is about 48 years old, and 50% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dory first appears in the records in 1919 and was given most often in 1972, to 46 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1919 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dory has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,044, in 1964. In 2025 it ranked #12,244. Among boys, its best rank was #2,568, in 1972.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,244 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,044 (1964) | #2,568 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,106 in the 1970s | #4,476 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dory alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dory were born in New York than in any other state: about 31 of those alive today.
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