Recorded 1923–2023 Girls' name Peak 2022 23 births

Dorah — girls' name

23 babies named Dorah in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s62020s17
2020s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Dorah was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dorah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorah

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Dorah between 1923 and 2023, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dorah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dorah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

23

Since 1923

101 years of records

Peak year

2022

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1923

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dorah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1923

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
10
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
567891011 202320221923 6

Dorah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
17 births that decade — 74% of Dorah's all-time total
1920s62020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorah?
23 babies have been named Dorah since 1923. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 10 births.
When was Dorah most popular?
Dorah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Dorah been used?
Dorah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 101 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dorah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.