Dora

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Dora is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 106,399 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 105,849 as girls and 550 as boys. Dora gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #656 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 67
2023 68
2022 71
2021 82
2020 73
2019 102
2018 75
2017 100
2016 111
2015 101
2014 88
2013 78
2012 93
2011 87
2010 83
2009 102
2008 92
2007 100
2006 141
2005 155
2004 165
2003 169
2002 164
2001 166
2000 127
1999 166
1998 147
1997 170
1996 173
1995 167
1994 161
1993 167
1992 197
1991 194
1990 192
1989 195
1988 215
1987 210
1986 196
1985 232
1984 239
1983 238
1982 273
1981 284
1980 301
1979 294
1978 303
1977 296
1976 405
1975 413
1974 392
1973 385
1972 456
1971 478
1970 537
1969 524
1968 553
1967 603
1966 663
1965 724
1964 882
1963 853
1962 841
1961 873
1960 935
1959 901
1958 868
1957 962
1956 991
1955 910
1954 905
1953 924
1952 932
1951 1,034
1950 896
1949 929
1948 1,029
1947 1,047
1946 948
1945 882
1944 923
1943 1,022
1942 978
1941 960
1940 1,048
1939 1,050
1938 1,142
1937 1,093
1936 1,172
1935 1,177
1934 1,263
1933 1,253
1932 1,450
1931 1,372
1930 1,511
1929 1,597
1928 1,655
1927 1,803
1926 1,791
1925 1,952
1924 2,006
1923 1,915
1922 1,818
1921 2,031
1920 1,872
1919 1,845
1918 1,745
1917 1,755
1916 1,736
1915 1,672
1914 1,350
1913 1,192
1912 1,061
1911 888
1910 838
1909 829
1908 811
1907 792
1906 768
1905 757
1904 794
1903 784
1902 780
1901 768
1900 963
1899 734
1898 938
1897 867
1896 879
1895 884
1894 827
1893 877
1892 960
1891 875
1890 890
1889 891
1888 904
1887 847
1886 827
1885 776
1884 726
1883 649
1882 606
1881 585
1880 530