Girls' name · since 1963
Dorcia
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Dorcia, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorcia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Dorcia recorded 23 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1973.
- #44,041 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorcia ranks #44,041 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #44,041 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dorcia's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorcia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorcia's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorcia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Dorcia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Dorcia's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Dorcia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorcia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1963–1973 (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 Dorcia 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.