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Dory and Dora side by side: Dory peaked in 1972 and Dora in 1921; in 2025 they were given to 7 and 75 babies.

Dory and Dora, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Dory and Dora births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025DoraDory
Dory and Dora births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025DoraDory
Dory and Dora births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880190519301955198020052025DoraDory
Dory and Dora births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880193019802025DoraDory

Girls and boys together; Dory solid, Dora dashed.

Dory and Dora compared
DoryDora
Births 2025775
Rank 2025#12,244 among girls’ names#2,388 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18801,092106,480
Peak year19721921
Girls89%99%
Alive, estimated97932,700
Median age5266

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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