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Dori

/ˈdɔɹi/ · 100% girls · 17 born in 2025

Dori has been given to about 4,952 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɔɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,591
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dori per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 211
  • Born in 202517
  • All time4,952

How popular is Dori?

Its best year was 1961, when 211 babies were given the name, ranking 714th. The typical living American called Dori is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Dori

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lori0.81
  2. Tori0.81
  3. Kori0.81
  4. Cori0.81
  5. Doris0.75
  6. Lorri0.78
  7. Dorris0.72
  8. Dora0.64

Middle names for Dori

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dori Catherine0.84
  2. Dori Josephine0.84
  3. Dori Rose0.83
  4. Dori Marie0.83
  5. Dori Grace0.83
  6. Dori Jane0.83

Sibling names for Dori

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.80
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.78
  3. Pennysister · 0.77
  4. Angiesister · 0.77
  5. Barronbrother · 0.76
  6. Reginasister · 0.76

Where Dori is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dori Reyes0.78
    2. Dori Nguyen0.78
    3. Dori Moore0.78
    4. Dori Lee0.78
    5. Dori Hall0.78
    6. Dori Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dori

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.