Dora
Featured in baby name books
Dora is a Greek name meaning “gift,” and it is also a short form of Theodora. The biblical city of Dor, or Dora, was a Canaanite coastal town whose king Joshua defeated. The cartoon Dora the Explorer and British actress Dora Bryan are well-known bearers. Dora Maar was a surrealist photographer, painter, and poet who documented the Depression and joined anti-fascist demonstrations.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Dora in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Dora against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Dora is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Dora in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 75 girls were named Dora, making it the #2387 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 105,930 girls have been named Dora, with the most (2,026) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in New York, California and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Dora in other languages
- Teodora Italian, Polish, Romanian
- Dóra Hungarian, Icelandic
- Adora Latin
- Adoración Spanish
- Dara Turkish
- Dorethea Dutch
- Dorina Romanian
- Dorotea Italian
- Dory English
- Menodora Italian
- Metrodora Italian
Dora name days
- February 6 Latvia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Dora
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Dora, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Dora (Category 4) | 2023 | Eastern Pacific | 241 km/h |
| Hurricane Dora (Category 2) | 2017 | Eastern Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Hurricane Dora (Category 4) | 2011 | Eastern Pacific | 250 km/h |
| Cyclone Dora (Category 4) | 2007 | South Indian Ocean | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Dora | 2005 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Dora (Category 4) | 1999 | Eastern Pacific | 222 km/h |
| Hurricane Dora (Category 4) | 1993 | Eastern Pacific | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Dora | 1987 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Hurricane Dora (Category 1) | 1981 | Eastern Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Tropical depression Dora | 1979 | South Indian Ocean | 52 km/h |
…and 5 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Dora
There are 97 towns and villages with Dora in their name, in 22 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 23🇮🇳 India 18🇺🇸 United States 15🇮🇹 Italy 7🇷🇺 Russia 5🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 3🇨🇺 Cuba 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mount Dora | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 13,519 | Map |
| Montalto Dora | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 3,391 | Map |
| Colonia Dora | Santiago del Estero, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2,406 | Map |
| Villar Dora | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 2,305 | Map |
| Dora | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,960 | Map |
| Baio Dora | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 462 | Map |
| Dorá | Limassol, 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 192 | Map |
| Basse Dora | Piedmont, 🇮🇹 Italy | 143 | Map |
| Dora | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | 125 | Map |
| Dorà | Trentino-Alto Adige, 🇮🇹 Italy | 75 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Dora
There are 24 lakes and reservoirs with Dora in their name, in 6 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 9🇺🇸 United States 8🇦🇺 Australia 3🇳🇿 New Zealand 2🇮🇳 India 1🇷🇺 Russia 1
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| Dora Cheruvu | Tamil Nadu, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Dora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dora Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Dora Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Dora Lake | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Dora Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Dora songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Dora in their title. The best known:
- Dora Dora Drive Daisakusen – Kan (1997)
- Dora – Ernesto Nazareth
- Simpàtica Dora – Antoni Suñé i Font
- Svensk folkmusik satt för piano, häfte 1 Folkvisor. 10. Och hör du lilla Dora – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
- Unga Dora. Svensk folkvisa – Isidor Dannström
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Dora
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Dora.
Dora Venter
Fictional characters named Dora
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Dora as a pet name
FurryName has found 242 dogs named Dora in public pet registers, making it the #556 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (4), Richmond (3), Adelaide (1). Dora as a dog name →
FurryName has found 22 cats named Dora in public pet registers, making it the #461 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (15), Corangamite Shire (1), Richmond (1). Dora as a cat name →
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