Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dorca 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorca through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 0 boys · 30 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 5 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 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 564 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.
Dorca’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Dorca, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Doria
“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians” · “dorian woman”
>99% girls
Dori
“a gift of God” · “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
>99% girls
Dea
“resembling a goddess”
>99% girls
Deena
Deena is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Dena
“from the valley; a church official”
>99% girls
Donna
“ruler of the world”
>99% girls
Doreen
“the golden one” · “a brooding woman”
>99% girls
Darla
“ouf little darling”
>99% girls