Dorice
Dorice is a feminine given name and surname.
Meaning & Origin of Dorice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorice is a feminine given name and surname.
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The Story of Dorice
Dorice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1898, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 25 Dorices were born — ranking #2,259 that year. As of 2026, Dorice ranks #12,360 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 707 Dorices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Dorice
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- Dorice Fordred (1902–1980), South African actress
- Dorice Moore , American convicted murderer
- Dorice Reid (1943–2011), Cook Islander tourism official and businesswoman
- Dorice Reid (baseball) (1929–2017), American outfielder
- Dorice Constance Brown Walford (born 1924), Canadian architect
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Names that sound like Dorice
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About the name Dorice
Dorice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 707 births in the dataset. Dorice's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorice'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.