How Many People Are Named Dorie?
An estimated 1,340 people in the United States have the first name Dorie. It is predominantly female (98.0%). The average bearer is 54 years old, and Dorie peaked in popularity in 1962 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dorie 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 Dorie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,340
About 1 in 255,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1962
69 births
Total Registered
1,772
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dorie
Dorie is predominantly female (98.0%), though 36 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dorie as a male name
Ranked #3,850 in 1951
5 male births in 1951
Peak: 1942 (12 births)
Dorie as a female name
Ranked #15,941 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1962 (69 births)
Dorie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dorie span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 451 babies were registered. Dorie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dorie by Decade
How has Dorie 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.
Dorie by State
Birth registrations for Dorie span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Michigan. The lowest are in Florida, Texas, New Jersey. On average, about 33 Dories were registered per state.
Dorie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dorie
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dorie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorie?
We estimate approximately 1,340 people named Dorie 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 255,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Dorie a common name?
Dorie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,772 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dorie most popular?
Dorie reached peak popularity in 1962, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dorie is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dorie a female name?
Dorie is predominantly female. 98.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dorie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dorie Smith, Dorie Johnson, Dorie 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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