Dory Girl
How popular is Dory?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Dory in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
993living people named Dory (est.)
52median age of people named Dory
1,092babies named Dory since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Dory popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▼ 2377 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Peak year | 1964 (34 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,039 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dory counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dori family of names ranked #3,547 for girls in 2025 (#3,702 the year before), with 24 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dori | 17 | 71% |
| Dory | 7 | 29% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Dory by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 20 | #3,429 |
| 1950s | 176 | #2,155 |
| 1960s | 207 | #2,039 |
| 1970s | 232 | #2,311 |
| 1980s | 103 | #4,326 |
| 1990s | 71 | #6,582 |
| 2000s | 97 | #7,072 |
| 2010s | 36 | #11,611 |
| 2020s | 26 | #9,551 |
Girl names about as popular as Dory
Questions
- Is Dory a boy or girl name?
- Dory is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dory were girls.
- How popular is the name Dory?
- 7 baby girls were named Dory in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Dory most popular?
- Dory peaked in 1964, when 34 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,039 in 1964.
- How many people are named Dory?
- 1,092 babies have been named Dory in the US since 1880. We estimate about 993 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 52.
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.