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Dory

/ˈdɔɹi/ · 89% girls · 7 born in 2025

Dory has been given to about 1,092 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1972, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɔɹi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,012
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dory per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1972 · 46
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,092

How popular is Dory?

Its best year was 1972, when 46 babies were given the name, ranking 2324th. The typical living American called Dory is about 53 years old today.

Names that sound like Dory

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rory0.81
  2. Tory0.81
  3. Dori0.78
  4. Dolly0.72
  5. Dorthy0.69
  6. Glory0.70
  7. Doris0.64
  8. Dora0.64

Middle names for Dory

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dory Anne0.81
  2. Dory Eve0.80
  3. Dory Elizabeth0.78
  4. Dory Catherine0.78
  5. Dory Marie0.77
  6. Dory Grace0.77

Sibling names for Dory

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.74
  2. Georginasister · 0.73
  3. Barronbrother · 0.72
  4. Angiesister · 0.71
  5. Jolenesister · 0.71
  6. Claybrother · 0.70

Where Dory is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dory Anderson0.77
    2. Dory White0.72
    3. Dory Reyes0.72
    4. Dory Nguyen0.72
    5. Dory Lee0.72
    6. Dory Hill0.72

    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 Dory

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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