Dori
Dori was the 6608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 705th; the most babies were born in 1961 (211). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,501 places. More babies were named Dori in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,608 girls, up 5,887 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961211 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,952babies recorded
Dori popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,608 | 17 |
| 2020 | #12,495 | 7 |
| 2010 | #8,003 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,366 | 21 |
| 1990 | #4,413 | 22 |
| 1980 | #1,613 | 72 |
| 1970 | #805 | 172 |
| 1960 | #705 | 209 |
| 1950 | #3,492 | 10 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dori, counting every spelling?
Dori is the most common spelling of a name family that had 24 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 24 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dori | 17 | #6,608 | 69 |
| Dory | 7 | #12,248 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dori?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dori (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dori 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dori.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dori?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Dori are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 46 and 64. That makes Dori a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dori: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dori, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dori
How popular is the name Dori?
Dori was the 6608th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 705th; the most babies were born in 1961 (211). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,501 places. More babies were named Dori in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Dori a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dori in the US.