Dorcas Name Popularity

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How popular is Dorcas?

In 2018 the rare name Dorcas, ranked the 4,145th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dorcas is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #522 in 1880.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1923 with 142 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Dorcas in any given year was 6 in 1891.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dorcas occurred roughly during the years 1899-1902, 1904-1907, 1908-1916, 1917-1921, 1943-1946, 1952-1955, and 2016-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1938-1941, 1964-1967, 1968-1971, and 1980-1984.

Dorcas's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Dorcas has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dorcas?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Dorcas is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Dorcas (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		34	4,145
2017		22	5,694
2016		26	5,169
2015		30	4,618
2014		22	5,839
2013		25	5,354
2012		22	5,947
2011		27	5,094
2010		21	6,238
2009		21	6,374
2008		23	5,990
2007		20	6,630
2006		18	6,936
2005		27	4,860
2004		20	6,040
2003		22	5,466
2002		21	5,511
2001		18	6,142
2000		27	4,441
1999		25	4,484
1998		21	5,003
1997		23	4,552
1996		27	3,969
1995		25	4,132
1994		33	3,384
1993		31	3,522
1992		25	4,119
1991		34	3,231
1990		31	3,453
1989		26	3,812
1988		26	3,616
1987		26	3,447
1986		33	2,864
1985		45	2,262
1984		26	3,252
1983		32	2,731
1982		37	2,548
1981		39	2,457
1980		44	2,256
1979		45	2,193
1978		49	1,972
1977		44	2,134
1976		41	2,108
1975		37	2,243
1974		41	2,037
1973		37	2,141
1972		44	1,899
1971		37	2,186
1970		45	1,911
1969		57	1,575
1968		48	1,686
1967		51	1,586
1966		60	1,418
1965		66	1,353
1964		87	1,183
1963		77	1,253
1962		88	1,168
1961		80	1,234
1960		95	1,104
1959		74	1,249
1958		74	1,234
1957		87	1,125
1956		78	1,179
1955		107	955
1954		82	1,089
1953		70	1,158
1952		79	1,060
1951		74	1,081
1950		71	1,091
1949		70	1,070
1948		83	956
1947		73	1,040
1946		88	887
1945		65	956
1944		69	927
1943		70	936
1942		83	836
1941		63	927
1940		86	743
1939		79	767
1938		101	683
1937		78	775
1936		63	856
1935		81	752
1934		104	657
1933		94	673
1932		113	630
1931		98	674
1930		75	819
1929		116	648
1928		87	767
1927		111	689
1926		126	641
1925		130	640
1924		108	715
1923		142	617
1922		125	655
1921		140	620
1920		126	644
1919		106	679
1918		106	698
1917		101	684
1916		114	634
1915		86	722
1914		79	653
1913		56	695
1912		45	748
1911		44	653
1910		34	725
1909		29	751
1908		27	746
1907		31	681
1906		24	745
1905		24	739
1904		16	914
1903		23	698
1902		22	742
1901		15	861
1900		15	982
1899		9	1,119
1898		16	850
1897		19	720
1896		14	878
1895		19	728
1894		16	757
1893		20	646
1892		11	917
1891		6	1,239
1890		15	697
1889		11	810
1888		15	667
1887		11	701
1886		9	787
1885		7	859
1884		14	562
1883		8	711
1882		12	534
1881		6	760
1880		11	522

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.