Dorita
Golden or gilded feminine diminutive form of Spanish name Dora.
Name Census estimates that about 445 living Americans carry the first name Dorita. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dorita today is around 67 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dorita births was 1954 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dorita. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Dorita is about 67 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Doritas were born before 1969.
People living today
445
~ 1 in 770,234 Americans
Peak year
1954
42 babies that year
Average age
67
years old
1979 SSA rank
#7,498
Tracked since 1919
Popularity
Dorita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dorita from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 262 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Dorita remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dorita by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dorita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Doritas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Illinois, Louisiana, California recorded the most babies named Dorita, while Michigan, California, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dorita
Dorita is a feminine given name that originated as a Spanish diminutive form of the name Dora. The name Dora itself is derived from the Greek name Dorothea, which means "gift of God" and is composed of the elements doron meaning "gift" and theos meaning "god."
The name Dorita first appeared in written records during the Middle Ages, particularly in areas of Spain and Portugal where it was used as a pet form of the more formal Dora. Over time, Dorita became an independent given name in its own right, separate from its origins as a diminutive.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Dorita was Dorita de Vivar, a Spanish noblewoman who lived in the 12th century. She was the wife of the famous Castilian knight El Cid and played a significant role in supporting her husband's military campaigns against the Moors.
In the 16th century, Dorita de Maldonado was a Spanish conquistadora who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519. She was one of the few women present during the conquest of the Aztec Empire and is mentioned in historical accounts of the time.
During the 19th century, Dorita Fairlie Bruce was a Scottish artist and author known for her watercolor paintings and travel writings. She was born in 1824 and published several books documenting her journeys throughout Europe and the Middle East.
In the world of literature, Dorita Platero was a Spanish poet and writer who lived from 1864 to 1940. She was a prominent figure in the Modernist movement and is remembered for her lyrical poetry and essays exploring themes of love, nature, and spirituality.
Another notable individual with the name Dorita was Dorita Fairlie, an American actress and dancer born in 1897. She appeared in several Broadway productions and Hollywood films during the early 20th century, including the 1925 silent film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.
People
Dorita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dorita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dorita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dorita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 445 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dorita going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 770,234 US residents.
Is Dorita a common name?
We classify Dorita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 689 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dorita most popular?
The single biggest year for Dorita was 1954, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dorita is about 67 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dorita a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dorita in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.