Dorcas
Girl · Greek
Dorcas is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “gazelle”. In 2025 it ranked 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Dorcas mean?
Greek
“gazelle”
A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Dorcas a girl's or a boy's name?
Dorcas is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dorcas in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dorcas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Dorcas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Dorcas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Dorcas, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 1923, with 142 girls.
2025 had more girls named Dorcas than any year since 1985.
Half of all the girls named Dorcas in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 1967, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dorcas in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,544 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,960 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 35 | #4,075 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4,989 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5,795 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5,315 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5,061 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 27 | #3,937 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 34 | #3,201 |
| 1990 | 31 | #3,431 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 45 | #2,252 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 37 | #2,532 |
| 1981 | 39 | #2,447 |
| 1980 | 44 | #2,246 |
| 1979 | 45 | #2,187 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,987 |
| 1977 | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,232 |
| 1974 | 41 | #2,029 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1971 | 37 | #2,175 |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,904 |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,572 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,647 |
| 1967 | 51 | #1,581 |
| 1966 | 60 | #1,416 |
| 1965 | 66 | #1,350 |
| 1964 | 87 | #1,182 |
| 1963 | 77 | #1,250 |
| 1962 | 88 | #1,167 |
| 1961 | 80 | #1,231 |
| 1960 | 95 | #1,102 |
| 1959 | 74 | #1,243 |
| 1958 | 73 | #1,239 |
| 1957 | 88 | #1,115 |
| 1956 | 78 | #1,175 |
| 1955 | 107 | #952 |
| 1954 | 82 | #1,085 |
| 1953 | 70 | #1,154 |
| 1952 | 79 | #1,058 |
| 1951 | 74 | #1,077 |
| 1950 | 71 | #1,089 |
| 1949 | 70 | #1,069 |
| 1948 | 83 | #954 |
| 1947 | 73 | #1,037 |
| 1946 | 88 | #884 |
| 1945 | 65 | #954 |
| 1944 | 69 | #925 |
| 1943 | 70 | #935 |
| 1942 | 83 | #835 |
| 1941 | 63 | #924 |
| 1940 | 86 | #741 |
| 1939 | 79 | #766 |
| 1938 | 101 | #682 |
| 1937 | 78 | #775 |
| 1936 | 63 | #853 |
| 1935 | 81 | #751 |
| 1934 | 104 | #656 |
| 1933 | 94 | #672 |
| 1932 | 113 | #629 |
| 1931 | 98 | #673 |
| 1930 | 75 | #818 |
| 1929 | 116 | #648 |
| 1928 | 87 | #765 |
| 1927 | 111 | #687 |
| 1926 | 126 | #639 |
| 1925 | 130 | #639 |
| 1924 | 108 | #715 |
| 1923 | 142 | #616 |
| 1922 | 125 | #654 |
| 1921 | 140 | #619 |
| 1920 | 126 | #644 |
| 1919 | 106 | #679 |
| 1918 | 106 | #697 |
| 1917 | 101 | #683 |
| 1916 | 114 | #634 |
| 1915 | 86 | #722 |
| 1914 | 79 | #651 |
| 1913 | 56 | #694 |
| 1912 | 45 | #747 |
| 1911 | 44 | #650 |
| 1910 | 34 | #723 |
| 1909 | 29 | #747 |
| 1908 | 27 | #742 |
| 1907 | 31 | #680 |
| 1906 | 24 | #742 |
| 1905 | 24 | #734 |
| 1904 | 16 | #910 |
| 1903 | 23 | #695 |
| 1902 | 22 | #734 |
| 1901 | 15 | #857 |
| 1900 | 15 | #970 |
| 1899 | 9 | #1,098 |
| 1898 | 16 | #840 |
| 1897 | 19 | #715 |
| 1896 | 14 | #872 |
| 1895 | 19 | #725 |
| 1894 | 16 | #744 |
| 1893 | 20 | #644 |
| 1892 | 11 | #908 |
| 1891 | 6 | #1,213 |
| 1890 | 15 | #693 |
| 1889 | 11 | #802 |
| 1888 | 15 | #663 |
| 1887 | 11 | #693 |
| 1886 | 9 | #778 |
| 1885 | 7 | #842 |
| 1884 | 14 | #556 |
| 1883 | 8 | #692 |
| 1882 | 12 | #530 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
| 1880 | 11 | #518 |
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