TheNameDBDorcus
M FDorcus is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 287 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 282 as girls and 5 as boys. Dorcus gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined in popularity.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1965 | 9 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1960 | 11 |
| 1959 | 5 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1955 | 10 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7 |
| 1950 | 5 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1947 | 7 |
| 1945 | 7 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1937 | 9 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1933 | 8 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1931 | 10 |
| 1930 | 6 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1922 | 8 |
| 1920 | 11 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1917 | 5 |