Doras
Doras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Meaning & Origin of Doras
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Doras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
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The Story of Doras
The earliest SSA record of Doras as a baby girl name dates back to 1912, when 6 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Doras — #3,971 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Doras on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Doras last appeared in the published SSA data in 1935, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 51 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Doras
Doras is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Doras's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,971. Use the chart and map above to compare Doras's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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