Unisex name · since 1946
Dory
968 babies named Dory in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,083 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 968
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
968 babies have been named Dory since 1946, making it today's #12083 unisex name.
Dory has 968 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12083 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, 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 1946 to 2025.
- #7,681 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,083 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 968 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dory ranks #7,681 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,083 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 968 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,681 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,083 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 968
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dory's 968 recorded births place it above 89.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Dory compares
968 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dory's all-time total is 157% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 968 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dory's full recorded timeline at 1981, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dory popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Dory popularity over time - boys
124 total births recorded since 1919 (Dory as boys' name)
Dory by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (232 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Dory's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Dory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s
1960s
207 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 232 births (24% of all-time use).
How Dory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dory's total volume
Dory by state
Where Dory concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.1% |
35 of 968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dory's data
- Dory's decade-level peak was the 1970s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dorys (35 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 Dory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Dory 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.