Dorcas comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Gazelle, gazelle-like beauty.
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How popular is Dorcas?
1923peak year
Dorcas has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5040), with about 27 babies named Dorcas each year. In 1923, 142 babies received the name (ranked #617). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 7,231.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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