Dorcas
Dorcas was the 4002nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 522nd; the most babies were born in 1923 (142). Over the last ten years it has moved up 624 places. More babies were named Dorcas in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,002 girls, up 99 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1923142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,268babies recorded
Dorcas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,002 | 36 |
| 2020 | #4,101 | 34 |
| 2010 | #6,242 | 21 |
| 2000 | #4,443 | 27 |
| 1990 | #3,454 | 31 |
| 1980 | #2,255 | 44 |
| 1970 | #1,911 | 45 |
| 1960 | #1,104 | 95 |
| 1950 | #1,091 | 71 |
| 1940 | #743 | 86 |
| 1930 | #819 | 75 |
| 1920 | #644 | 126 |
| 1910 | #725 | 34 |
| 1900 | #982 | 15 |
| 1890 | #697 | 15 |
| 1880 | #522 | 11 |
How popular is Dorcas, counting every spelling?
Dorcas has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dorcas?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dorcas (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dorcas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dorcas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dorcas?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Dorcas are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 35 and 72. That makes Dorcas a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dorcas by state
How common Dorcas was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dorcas: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dorcas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dorcas
How popular is the name Dorcas?
Dorcas was the 4002nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 522nd; the most babies were born in 1923 (142). Over the last ten years it has moved up 624 places. More babies were named Dorcas in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Dorcas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dorcas in the US.
Where is Dorcas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dorcas was most common in Iowa (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.