Dori
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DOR-ee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Dori is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Dori mean?
Greek: short form of Doris or Dorothy; also a separate Hebrew name
Used as a pet form of Doris or Dorothy; in Hebrew, Dori means 'my generation'.
Is Dori a girl's or a boy's name?
Dori is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dori in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Dori, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 211 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
2025 had more girls named Dori than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Dori in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1979, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dori in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 23 | #5,952 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4,103 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,926 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,822 |
| 1981 | 69 | #1,663 |
| 1980 | 72 | #1,605 |
| 1979 | 89 | #1,377 |
| 1978 | 97 | #1,265 |
| 1977 | 97 | #1,240 |
| 1976 | 91 | #1,237 |
| 1975 | 96 | #1,202 |
| 1974 | 114 | #1,042 |
| 1973 | 155 | #839 |
| 1972 | 154 | #841 |
| 1971 | 163 | #842 |
| 1970 | 172 | #803 |
| 1969 | 138 | #897 |
| 1968 | 112 | #984 |
| 1967 | 133 | #886 |
| 1966 | 133 | #869 |
| 1965 | 141 | #839 |
| 1964 | 196 | #744 |
| 1963 | 191 | #743 |
| 1962 | 198 | #736 |
| 1961 | 211 | #714 |
| 1960 | 209 | #705 |
| 1959 | 169 | #783 |
| 1958 | 155 | #807 |
| 1957 | 168 | #770 |
| 1956 | 112 | #950 |
| 1955 | 94 | #1,033 |
| 1954 | 63 | #1,248 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,670 |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,819 |
| 1951 | 22 | #2,115 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,700 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
Names like Dori
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Heidi Daphne Nicole Megan Danielle Darcy Bridget Kelly Melissa Melanie Kori Tori
Names related to Dori
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dori: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dori, updated 20 October 2026.