Dory is a rare variant of Dora that peaked in 1972 and has since faded.
Dory is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,248 for girl births in the United States (and #20,547 across all names), given to 7 babies. Dory was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1964 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,248 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #9,736 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,532 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,816 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #12,847 | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #11,953 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #14,832 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,487 | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #12,768 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #15,959 | — |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,715 | — |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #8,867 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,022 | — |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #7,177 | — |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,668 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #11,311 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,024 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #9,721 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #9,504 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,055 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #10,899 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,839 | — |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,254 | — |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,706 | — |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #10,530 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,229 | — |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,887 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,371 | — |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #7,275 | #7,025 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #5,439 | #6,828 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #8,405 | #5,780 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,349 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #9,539 | #6,631 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,653 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,378 | — |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #5,848 | #4,988 |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #3,218 | #5,257 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | #2,932 | — |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #3,208 | #5,110 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #3,669 | — |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #2,699 | #3,391 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | #3,264 | — |
| 1972 | 46 | — | #2,324 | #2,569 |
| 1971 | 33 | — | #2,683 | #4,546 |
| 1970 | 35 | — | #2,874 | #2,942 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | #2,938 | #4,572 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #3,357 | #4,292 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | #2,991 | — |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #4,590 | — |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #3,299 | — |
| 1964 | 41 | — | #2,045 | #3,365 |
| 1963 | 17 | — | #3,862 | #4,209 |
| 1962 | 29 | — | #2,222 | — |
| 1961 | 25 | — | #2,425 | — |
| 1960 | 33 | — | #2,208 | #4,178 |
| 1959 | 19 | — | #2,698 | — |
| 1958 | 16 | — | #3,001 | — |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #2,506 | — |
| 1956 | 29 | — | #2,337 | #3,636 |
| 1955 | 25 | — | #2,174 | — |
| 1954 | 20 | — | #2,465 | — |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #4,326 | — |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #2,429 | #3,873 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | #2,840 | — |
| 1950 | 11 | — | #3,277 | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #5,451 | — |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #4,901 | — |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,475 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,322 |