Dora
How to say it: DOR-uh · /ˈdɔrə/
Short form of Dorothy or Theodora; from Greek 'doron' meaning gift. Also used as a standalone name.
Dora was the 1,781st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 75 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are down about 25% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,946 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,781 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 75 |
| Share of births | 1 in 44,204 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | −25% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,946 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,735 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Dora peaked in the 1880s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Dori
- Do
Honouring a Dora in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Dora is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.
In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Dora
- Dora Boothby (1881–1970)English badminton and tennis player
- Dora Carrington (1893–1932)British painter, photographer and decorative artist
- Dora Gabe (1885–1983)Bulgarian poet
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Dora is the title character of Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer (2000–2019), a defining preschool show; the name is widely heard as the carto
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