Recorded 1956–1997 Girls' name Peak 1973 106 births

Dvora — girls' name

106 babies named Dvora in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s171970s381980s171990s23
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dvora was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dvora in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dvora

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Dvora between 1956 and 1997, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dvora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dvora performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dvora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dvora in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dvora 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 106 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.

Dvora at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

106

Since 1956

42 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1956

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1997

Dvora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1956

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 1997199119801974196219581956 5

Dvora by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 36% of Dvora's all-time total
1950s111960s171970s381980s171990s23

Dvora by state

Where Dvora concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dvora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
35 33.0%
New York share of Dvora's total US births 33.0%

35 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dvora?
106 babies have been named Dvora since 1956. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
When was Dvora most popular?
Dvora was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Dvora most popular?
The top states for the name Dvora are New York (35 births).
How long has the name Dvora been used?
Dvora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 42 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Dvora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dvorah, Dvosia. 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, 1956–1997 (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.