girl's name

Dorice

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 737

Dorice is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1989 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1958, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1898.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dorice over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1980s.

165
'90 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Dorice by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1910s 72
1920s 118
1930s 72
1940s 63
1950s 165
1960s 141
1970s 66
1980s 5

How popular is Dorice?

In 1989, Dorice was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dorice is used

France #1,880 5 in 1969
United States #12,793 5 in 1989

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dorice

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dorice over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dorice

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dorice — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dorice

How popular is the name Dorice?

In 1989, Dorice was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dorice a girl's or a boy's name?

Dorice is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dorice?

Dorice has 2 syllables.

When was Dorice most popular?

Dorice peaked in 1958, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.