Dora Name Popularity

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How popular is Dora?

In 2018 the rare name Dora, ranked the 2,431st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dora is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #46 in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 2,026 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Dora was 73 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dora occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, whereas 2015-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Dora's popularity has been moving downward for some time. however, the number of children named Dora lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dora?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Dora is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Dora has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Dora (Girl)		Dora (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		73	2,431	< 5	--
2017		99	1,990	< 5	--
2016		110	1,863	< 5	--
2015		101	1,973	< 5	--
2014		88	2,152	< 5	--
2013		78	2,345	< 5	--
2012		93	2,064	< 5	--
2011		86	2,196	< 5	--
2010		80	2,365	< 5	--
2009		100	2,046	< 5	--
2008		90	2,204	< 5	--
2007		99	2,060	< 5	--
2006		138	1,566	< 5	--
2005		154	1,394	< 5	--
2004		165	1,297	< 5	--
2003		168	1,249	< 5	--
2002		163	1,229	< 5	--
2001		164	1,229	< 5	--
2000		127	1,450	< 5	--
1999		164	1,183	< 5	--
1998		145	1,252	< 5	--
1997		169	1,113	< 5	--
1996		173	1,072	< 5	--
1995		166	1,076	< 5	--
1994		161	1,117	< 5	--
1993		167	1,085	< 5	--
1992		197	971	< 5	--
1991		194	969	< 5	--
1990		192	972	< 5	--
1989		195	923	< 5	--
1988		215	839	< 5	--
1987		210	832	< 5	--
1986		196	848	< 5	--
1985		232	746	< 5	--
1984		234	709	5	6,590
1983		238	711	< 5	--
1982		273	654	< 5	--
1981		284	629	< 5	--
1980		301	610	< 5	--
1979		294	606	< 5	--
1978		295	581	7	4,671
1977		296	584	< 5	--
1976		400	471	5	5,837
1975		406	465	6	4,984
1974		392	458	< 5	--
1973		386	471	< 5	--
1972		456	422	< 5	--
1971		478	439	< 5	--
1970		534	419	< 5	--
1969		520	425	5	4,569
1968		548	392	6	3,808
1967		596	372	7	3,337
1966		663	350	< 5	--
1965		724	335	< 5	--
1964		882	313	< 5	--
1963		852	323	< 5	--
1962		841	323	< 5	--
1961		867	319	5	4,220
1960		925	308	10	2,733
1959		896	306	6	3,703
1958		860	309	6	3,641
1957		954	294	8	3,079
1956		993	274	< 5	--
1955		908	287	< 5	--
1954		905	283	< 5	--
1953		919	271	6	3,526
1952		927	260	6	3,466
1951		1,029	242	6	3,445
1950		896	252	< 5	--
1949		924	248	5	3,827
1948		1,024	232	6	3,400
1947		1,039	232	6	3,461
1946		943	234	5	3,654
1945		882	216	< 5	--
1944		923	214	< 5	--
1943		1,022	205	< 5	--
1942		969	210	9	2,573
1941		951	197	9	2,528
1940		1,039	181	9	2,528
1939		1,044	182	5	3,621
1938		1,134	177	8	2,699
1937		1,086	183	7	2,985
1936		1,163	168	9	2,492
1935		1,169	168	8	2,765
1934		1,252	159	11	2,298
1933		1,242	151	11	2,256
1932		1,434	143	16	1,864
1931		1,363	144	8	2,911
1930		1,498	142	13	2,211
1929		1,583	141	13	2,234
1928		1,640	144	15	2,072
1927		1,789	139	14	2,222
1926		1,774	140	17	1,925
1925		1,945	136	7	3,497
1924		2,000	139	6	4,000
1923		1,904	136	11	2,662
1922		1,807	138	11	2,674
1921		2,026	130	5	4,511
1920		1,865	133	7	3,573
1919		1,835	127	10	2,722
1918		1,738	136	7	3,460
1917		1,740	125	15	2,008
1916		1,725	124	11	2,419
1915		1,666	122	6	3,507
1914		1,343	121	7	2,722
1913		1,183	109	9	1,983
1912		1,061	110	< 5	--
1911		888	104	< 5	--
1910		833	103	5	1,657
1909		829	95	< 5	--
1908		806	93	5	1,435
1907		786	94	6	1,233
1906		761	91	7	1,038
1905		757	89	< 5	--
1904		788	82	6	1,098
1903		778	81	6	1,041
1902		780	82	< 5	--
1901		768	79	< 5	--
1900		958	79	5	1,361
1899		717	79	16	488
1898		929	68	9	759
1897		862	69	5	1,105
1896		874	68	5	1,137
1895		884	68	< 5	--
1894		827	69	< 5	--
1893		877	65	< 5	--
1892		960	61	< 5	--
1891		870	58	5	1,008
1890		883	62	7	829
1889		882	59	9	686
1888		898	54	6	953
1887		842	48	5	969
1886		827	49	< 5	--
1885		776	49	< 5	--
1884		720	51	6	880
1883		640	51	9	658
1882		594	51	12	549
1881		585	46	< 5	--
1880		524	51	6	843

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.