girl's name

Dorise

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 531

Dorise 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 1960, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1919.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dorise over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1980s.

117
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Dorise by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 5
1920s 83
1930s 77
1940s 89
1950s 117
1960s 73
1970s 12
1980s 5

How popular is Dorise?

In 1989, Dorise 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 Dorise is used

France #3,607 5 in 1999
United States #12,510 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 Dorise

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

Parents who like Dorise also like

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

Sibling names for Dorise

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

Common questions about Dorise

How popular is the name Dorise?

In 1989, Dorise 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 Dorise a girl's or a boy's name?

Dorise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dorise?

Dorise has 2 syllables.

When was Dorise most popular?

Dorise peaked in 1960, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.