Dorcas
Dorcas is a female given name. It derives from Dorcas, a figure from Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament.
- Biblical
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dorcas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorcas is a female given name. It derives from Dorcas, a figure from Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- English
The Story of Dorcas
The earliest SSA record of Dorcas as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 11 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 142 newborns named Dorcas — #616 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,547 among baby girl names with 17 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 7K Dorcass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dorcas
Dorcas is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Dorcas's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #518. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorcas'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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