Favorites Search

Dora

Girl Ancient Greek #2592 in 2023

Dora is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Dora

A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.

Popularity of Dora

Popularity, 1880–2023

68 births in 2023

1880 2023

105,782 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1921

2,026 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

God is my judge

Boy · Ancient Greek

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

Boy · Ancient Greek

Steven, from Estievne, Estievene, from Stephanus, from Στέφανος, from στέφανος, from στέφω

Girl · Ancient Greek

A river in southwestern Western Australia, presumed named for a cousin of John Garrett Bussell, founder of Busselton

Girl · Ancient Greek

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god

Boy · Ancient Greek

Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.