Dory
Dory was the 12248th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 2045th with 34 babies. More babies were named Dory in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,248 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196434 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,092babies recorded
Dory popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,248 | — | 7 | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | #11,024 | — | 8 | — |
| 1990 | #10,530 | — | 7 | — |
| 1980 | #4,378 | — | 17 | — |
| 1970 | #2,874 | #2,942 | 24 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,208 | #4,178 | 28 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,277 | — | 11 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Dory, counting every spelling?
Dory is a spelling of Dori, 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 Dory?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dory (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dory 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dory.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dory?
About 900 people born in the US named Dory are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 35 and 64. That makes Dory mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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 Dory: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dory, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dory
How popular is the name Dory?
Dory was the 12248th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 2045th with 34 babies. More babies were named Dory in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Dory a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dory in the US.