Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dorah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Dorah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Zara
“princess”
>99% girls
Lyra
“one who plays the lyre”
>99% girls
Mira
“one who is prosperous” · “a peaceful woman”
>99% girls
Norah
In English use, Norah is a diminutive of Honora. One Latin interpretation is “having a good name and integrity; an honorable woman.”
>99% girls
Cora
“one who makes cord” · “of the heart”
>99% girls
Elora
“God is my light”
>99% girls
Demi
“a petite woman; half”
1% boys · 99% girls
Adhara
>99% girls