Dora Girl
How popular is Dora?
#2,387 girl name in 2025
75 baby girls were named Dora in the US in 2025, making it the 2387th most popular girl name.
34,834living people named Dora (est.)
67median age of people named Dora
106,480babies named Dora since 1880
1 in 44,205US babies born in 2025
Dora popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,387 for girls (▲ 198 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 75 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,972 in 2015, #2,394 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (2,026 girls) |
| Highest rank | #46 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dora is most popular
Babies named Dora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (71 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 girls)
Dora by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,288 | #46 |
| 1890s | 8,684 | #58 |
| 1900s | 8,011 | #79 |
| 1910s | 14,012 | #103 |
| 1920s | 18,335 | #130 |
| 1930s | 12,387 | #142 |
| 1940s | 9,717 | #181 |
| 1950s | 9,285 | #242 |
| 1960s | 7,418 | #308 |
| 1970s | 3,941 | #418 |
| 1980s | 2,378 | #609 |
| 1990s | 1,734 | #965 |
| 2000s | 1,384 | #1,217 |
| 2010s | 919 | #1,857 |
| 2020s | 437 | #2,251 |
Girl names about as popular as Dora
Questions
- Is Dora a boy or girl name?
- Dora is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dora were girls.
- How popular is the name Dora?
- 75 baby girls were named Dora in the US in 2025, making it the 2387th most popular girl name.
- When was Dora most popular?
- Dora peaked in 1921, when 2,026 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #46 in 1881.
- How many people are named Dora?
- 106,480 babies have been named Dora in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,834 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Dora most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dora was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.