Is Dora a boy or girl name?
Dora is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 67 girls and 0 boys were named Dora, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 106,399 US babies named Dora were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,602
- Babies named Dora since 1880
- 106,399
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 2,031 babies
Boys and girls named Dora, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | 7,288 | 99.3% |
| 1890s | 47 | 8,684 | 99.5% |
| 1900s | 35 | 8,011 | 99.6% |
| 1910s | 70 | 14,012 | 99.5% |
| 1920s | 106 | 18,334 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 96 | 12,387 | 99.2% |
| 1940s | 49 | 9,717 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 38 | 9,285 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 33 | 7,418 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 18 | 3,941 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,378 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,734 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,381 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 918 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 361 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,602 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,592 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,511 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,254 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,399 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,935 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,408 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,978 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,856 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,973 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,155 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,350 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,068 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,176 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,300 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 102 | #2,021 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,177 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,043 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,548 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,391 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,298 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,243 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,224 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,219 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,450 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,171 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,239 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,108 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,072 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,068 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,117 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,085 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 197 | #970 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 194 | #970 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 192 | #972 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 195 | #923 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 215 | #839 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 210 | #832 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 196 | #848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 232 | #746 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,591 | 234 | #709 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 238 | #712 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 273 | #654 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 284 | #629 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 301 | #610 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 294 | #606 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,674 | 296 | #580 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 296 | #584 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,840 | 400 | #471 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,979 | 407 | #464 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 392 | #458 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 385 | #471 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 456 | #422 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 478 | #439 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 537 | #418 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,568 | 519 | #425 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,812 | 547 | #393 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,337 | 596 | #372 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 663 | #350 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 724 | #335 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 882 | #313 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 853 | #322 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 841 | #323 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,220 | 868 | #319 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,734 | 925 | #308 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,708 | 895 | #306 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,642 | 862 | #307 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,082 | 954 | #294 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 991 | #274 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 910 | #286 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 905 | #283 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,525 | 918 | #271 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,464 | 926 | #260 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,443 | 1,028 | #242 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 896 | #252 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,828 | 924 | #248 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,401 | 1,023 | #233 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,461 | 1,041 | #231 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,654 | 943 | #234 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 882 | #216 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 923 | #214 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #205 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,572 | 969 | #210 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,528 | 951 | #197 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,529 | 1,039 | #181 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,620 | 1,045 | #182 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,697 | 1,134 | #177 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,986 | 1,086 | #183 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,493 | 1,163 | #168 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,765 | 1,169 | #168 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,301 | 1,252 | #159 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,257 | 1,242 | #151 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,865 | 1,434 | #143 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,912 | 1,364 | #144 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,211 | 1,498 | #142 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,235 | 1,584 | #141 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,072 | 1,640 | #144 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,221 | 1,789 | #140 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,925 | 1,774 | #140 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,496 | 1,945 | #136 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,999 | 2,000 | #139 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,662 | 1,904 | #136 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,674 | 1,807 | #138 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,511 | 2,026 | #130 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,573 | 1,865 | #133 |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,722 | 1,835 | #127 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,460 | 1,738 | #136 |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,008 | 1,740 | #125 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,419 | 1,725 | #124 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,507 | 1,666 | #122 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,722 | 1,343 | #121 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,983 | 1,183 | #109 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,061 | #110 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 888 | #104 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,657 | 833 | #103 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 829 | #95 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,435 | 806 | #93 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,233 | 786 | #94 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,038 | 761 | #91 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 757 | #89 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,098 | 788 | #82 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,041 | 778 | #81 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 780 | #82 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 768 | #79 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,361 | 958 | #79 |
| 1899 | 16 | #488 | 718 | #79 |
| 1898 | 9 | #759 | 929 | #68 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,105 | 862 | #69 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,137 | 874 | #68 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 884 | #68 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 827 | #69 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 877 | #65 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 960 | #61 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,008 | 870 | #58 |
| 1890 | 7 | #829 | 883 | #62 |
| 1889 | 9 | #686 | 882 | #59 |
| 1888 | 6 | #953 | 898 | #54 |
| 1887 | 5 | #969 | 842 | #48 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 827 | #49 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 776 | #49 |
| 1884 | 6 | #880 | 720 | #51 |
| 1883 | 9 | #658 | 640 | #51 |
| 1882 | 12 | #549 | 594 | #51 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 585 | #46 |
| 1880 | 6 | #843 | 524 | #51 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dora reached #488 in 1899. As a girl name, it reached #46 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dora
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.