Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dorcas

#1,971 most common girls' name of all time · #3,367 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,971
Rank overall
#3,367 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
7,268
Since 2016
273
Peak year
1923 #618
Best rank
#522 1880
Girls Boys peak 142/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dorcas is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 36 — 36 #3,976
2024 20 — 20 #5,969
2023 22 — 22 #5,553
2022 26 — 26 #5,033
2021 26 — 26 #4,965
2020 34 — 34 #4,079
2019 25 — 25 #5,165
2018 35 — 35 #4,079
2017 22 — 22 #5,661
2016 27 — 27 #4,992
2015 30 — 30 #4,586
2014 22 — 22 #5,802
2013 25 — 25 #5,319
2012 22 — 22 #5,898
2011 27 — 27 #5,065
2010 21 — 21 #6,188
2009 21 — 21 #6,322
2008 23 — 23 #5,959
2007 21 — 21 #6,325
2006 18 — 18 #6,845
2005 28 — 28 #4,712
2004 21 — 21 #5,749
2003 23 — 23 #5,239
2002 21 — 21 #5,450
2001 18 — 18 #6,071
2000 27 — 27 #4,401
1999 25 — 25 #4,447
1998 21 — 21 #4,959
1997 23 — 23 #4,510
1996 27 — 27 #3,946
1995 25 — 25 #4,104
1994 33 — 33 #3,374
1993 31 — 31 #3,509
1992 25 — 25 #4,092
1991 34 — 34 #3,210
1990 31 — 31 #3,440
1989 26 — 26 #3,791
1988 26 — 26 #3,590
1987 26 — 26 #3,426
1986 33 — 33 #2,847
1985 45 — 45 #2,255
1984 26 — 26 #3,234
1983 32 — 32 #2,723
1982 37 — 37 #2,533
1981 39 — 39 #2,449
1980 44 — 44 #2,251
1979 45 — 45 #2,188
1978 48 — 48 #1,990
1977 44 — 44 #2,128
1976 41 — 41 #2,104
1975 37 — 37 #2,232
1974 41 — 41 #2,032
1973 37 — 37 #2,130
1972 44 — 44 #1,892
1971 37 — 37 #2,179
1970 45 — 45 #1,907
1969 57 — 57 #1,574
1968 49 — 49 #1,650
1967 51 — 51 #1,582
1966 60 — 60 #1,418
1965 66 — 66 #1,353
1964 87 — 87 #1,183
1963 77 — 77 #1,251
1962 88 — 88 #1,168
1961 80 — 80 #1,234
1960 95 — 95 #1,105
1959 74 — 74 #1,245
1958 73 — 73 #1,243
1957 88 — 88 #1,117
1956 78 — 78 #1,176
1955 107 — 107 #955
1954 82 — 82 #1,086
1953 70 — 70 #1,157
1952 79 — 79 #1,061
1951 74 — 74 #1,079
1950 71 — 71 #1,093
1949 70 — 70 #1,070
1948 83 — 83 #955
1947 73 — 73 #1,039
1946 88 — 88 #886
1945 65 — 65 #956
1944 69 — 69 #929
1943 70 — 70 #936
1942 83 — 83 #835
1941 63 — 63 #925
1940 86 — 86 #742
1939 79 — 79 #766
1938 101 — 101 #683
1937 78 — 78 #776
1936 63 — 63 #853
1935 81 — 81 #753
1934 104 — 104 #657
1933 94 — 94 #674
1932 113 — 113 #630
1931 98 — 98 #675
1930 75 — 75 #818
1929 116 — 116 #649
1928 87 — 87 #767
1927 111 — 111 #689
1926 126 — 126 #641
1925 130 — 130 #640
1924 108 — 108 #716
1923 142 — 142 #618
1922 125 — 125 #654
1921 140 — 140 #620
1920 126 — 126 #644
1919 106 — 106 #679
1918 106 — 106 #698
1917 101 — 101 #684
1916 114 — 114 #635
1915 86 — 86 #722
1914 79 — 79 #653
1913 56 — 56 #695
1912 45 — 45 #747
1911 44 — 44 #651
1910 34 — 34 #726
1909 29 — 29 #749
1908 27 — 27 #747
1907 31 — 31 #684
1906 24 — 24 #747
1905 24 — 24 #740
1904 16 — 16 #912
1903 23 — 23 #697
1902 22 — 22 #739
1901 15 — 15 #859
1900 15 — 15 #972
1899 9 — 9 #1,103
1898 16 — 16 #845
1897 19 — 19 #716
1896 14 — 14 #875
1895 19 — 19 #725
1894 16 — 16 #748
1893 20 — 20 #647
1892 11 — 11 #910
1891 6 — 6 #1,213
1890 15 — 15 #701
1889 11 — 11 #802
1888 15 — 15 #665
1887 11 — 11 #693
1886 9 — 9 #780
1885 7 — 7 #845
1884 14 — 14 #560
1883 8 — 8 #696
1882 12 — 12 #539
1881 6 — 6 #746
1880 11 — 11 #522