Girls name
Dora
Dora is a girls' name given to 77,441 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1921 with 2,015 births. It has appeared in 50 states, and reached its highest rank of 14th among girls names in Arizona in 1926.
Which states favor Dora
Dora by state
Top states by all-time births named Dora. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 14,075 | #3427 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 6,046 | #1601 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 3,898 | #1101 (2025) |
| 4 | North Carolina | 3,331 | #1452 (2007) |
| 5 | Kentucky | 3,039 | #612 (2001) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2,961 | #1445 (2024) |
| 7 | Mississippi | 2,596 | #512 (1979) |
| 8 | Georgia | 2,539 | #1359 (2005) |
| 9 | Ohio | 2,496 | #1486 (2024) |
| 10 | Alabama | 2,432 | #584 (1982) |
| 11 | Illinois | 2,395 | #1548 (2006) |
| 12 | Tennessee | 2,185 | #1086 (2009) |
| 13 | Virginia | 2,145 | #918 (2003) |
| 14 | South Carolina | 2,096 | #308 (1974) |
| 15 | Louisiana | 1,855 | — |
| 16 | Michigan | 1,805 | — |
| 17 | Arkansas | 1,666 | — |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 1,657 | — |
| 19 | Missouri | 1,627 | — |
| 20 | Florida | 1,597 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).