Dora is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 67 girls in the United States.
Dora belongs to the Spanish and German tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Dora first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #46 in 1881, and in 2024 67 babies received the name — 105,849 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Dora is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Dora is a girl name. In 2024, 67 babies received the name in the US.
Dora comes from the Spanish, German, Italian, Greek and Scandinavian tradition.
Dora first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #46 in 1881, and 67 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dora is pronounced /ˈdoɹ.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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