Girls' name · since 1966
Dorca
Dorca has 30 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1966.
Dorca has 30 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2004.
- #40,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorca ranks #40,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorca's 30 recorded births place it above 43.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dorca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorca's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded.
Dorca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2004
- Peak year (1966)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dorca by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Dorca's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dorca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (33% of all-time use).
Dorca by state
Where Dorca concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 33.3% |
10 of 30 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorca's data
- Dorca's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dorcas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dorca draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.