How Many People Are Named Dorcas?
An estimated 3,205 people in the United States have the first name Dorcas. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Dorcas peaked in popularity in 1923 with 142 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dorcas as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dorcas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,205
About 1 in 106,944 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1923
142 births
Total Registered
7,231
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dorcas
Dorcas is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,231 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dorcas as a female name
Ranked #5,982 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (142 births)
Dorcas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dorcas span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,211 babies were registered. Dorcas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dorcas by Decade
How has Dorcas tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dorcas by State
Birth registrations for Dorcas span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Jersey, Nebraska. On average, about 102 Dorcass were registered per state.
Dorcas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorcas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dorcas
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Dorcas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorcas?
We estimate approximately 3,205 people named Dorcas are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 106,944 Americans share this first name.
Is Dorcas a common name?
Dorcas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,231 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dorcas most popular?
Dorcas reached peak popularity in 1923, when 142 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dorcas is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dorcas a female name?
Dorcas is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dorcas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dorcas Smith, Dorcas Johnson, Dorcas Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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