How Many People Are Named Dori?
An estimated 4,212 people in the United States have the first name Dori. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Dori peaked in popularity in 1961 with 211 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dori 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 Dori paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,212
About 1 in 81,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1961
211 births
Total Registered
4,935
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dori
Dori is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,935 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dori as a female name
Ranked #8,554 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (211 births)
Dori: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dori span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,662 babies were registered. Dori has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dori by Decade
How has Dori 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.
Dori by State
Birth registrations for Dori span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Oregon, Maryland, Utah. On average, about 96 Doris were registered per state.
Dori + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dori as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dori
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dori: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dori?
We estimate approximately 4,212 people named Dori 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 81,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Dori a common name?
Dori is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,935 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dori most popular?
Dori reached peak popularity in 1961, when 211 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dori is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dori a female name?
Dori is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dori Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dori Smith, Dori Johnson, Dori 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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