Boy or Girl

Is Dori a boy or girl name?

Dori is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 0 boys were named Dori, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,935 US babies named Dori were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#8,554
Babies named Dori since 1946
4,935
Most popular year
1961
211 babies
Babies named Dori each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Dori from 1946 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0751502253001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Dori, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1940s040100%
1950s0858100%
1960s01,662100%
1970s01,228100%
1980s0480100%
1990s0258100%
2000s0237100%
2010s0113100%
2020s059100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–12#8,554
20230–11#9,142
20220–14#7,737
20210–15#7,357
20200–7#12,486
20190–6#14,263
20180–9#10,793
20170–7#13,086
20160–10#10,291
20150–12#9,105
20140–11#9,723
20130–15#7,866
20120–14#8,321
20110–14#8,315
20100–15#8,003
20090–13#9,039
20080–23#5,997
20070–17#7,484
20060–24#5,593
20050–22#5,650
20040–35#4,022
20030–30#4,338
20020–22#5,314
20010–30#4,129
20000–21#5,365
19990–26#4,351
19980–25#4,403
19970–24#4,415
19960–22#4,640
19950–27#3,909
19940–21#4,729
19930–39#3,006
19920–28#3,801
19910–24#4,239
19900–22#4,413
19890–29#3,501
19880–32#3,107
19870–43#2,402
19860–39#2,527
19850–38#2,558
19840–46#2,160
19830–53#1,935
19820–59#1,830
19810–69#1,667
19800–72#1,613
19790–89#1,380
19780–97#1,266
19770–97#1,242
19760–91#1,238
19750–96#1,203
19740–114#1,042
19730–155#840
19720–154#843
19710–163#843
19700–172#805
19690–138#900
19680–112#985
19670–133#889
19660–133#869
19650–141#839
19640–196#744
19630–191#743
19620–198#736
19610–211#714
19600–209#705
19590–169#783
19580–155#810
19570–168#773
19560–112#951
19550–94#1,035
19540–63#1,249
19530–35#1,680
19520–30#1,832
19510–22#2,139
19500–10#3,492
19490–11#3,240
19480–14#2,732
19470–7#4,463
19460–8#3,749

Highest rank

Dori has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #705 in 1960. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Dori

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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.