Dorcia — girls' name

What the Data Says About Dorcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Dorcia between 1963 and 1973, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorcia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dorcia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorcia 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.