God’s gift in the Theodora route; gift of Isis in the Isidora route.
The exact entry records all three full-name routes. Theodora and Isidora explicitly supply their respective Greek glosses. These remain distinct, rather than assigning one religious meaning to every Dora. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy&oldid=93477765 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Theodora&oldid=95369438 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Isidora&oldid=89241656.
Origin
Greek-derived short-name tradition including Dorothy, Theodora and Isidora.
The exact entry records all three full-name routes. Theodora and Isidora explicitly supply their respective Greek glosses. These remain distinct, rather than assigning one religious meaning to every Dora. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy&oldid=93477765 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Theodora&oldid=95369438 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Isidora&oldid=89241656.
English pronunciation
/ˈdoɹ.ə/; /ˈdɔː.ɹə/
Full English readings explicitly attached to the Greek-derived female short name.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
8 · preliminary
2475
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
10 (rounded to 5)
2884
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Girls
25
1271
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2021
Girls
3
792
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2021
Girls
3
883
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
75
2387
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
1984
Boys
5
6315
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Meaning: God’s gift in the Theodora route; gift of Isis in the Isidora route.
Checked against cited source
The exact entry records all three full-name routes. Theodora and Isidora explicitly supply their respective Greek glosses. These remain distinct, rather than assigning one religious meaning to every Dora. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy&oldid=93477765 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Theodora&oldid=95369438 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Isidora&oldid=89241656. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Greek-derived short-name tradition including Dorothy, Theodora and Isidora.
Checked against cited source
The exact entry records all three full-name routes. Theodora and Isidora explicitly supply their respective Greek glosses. These remain distinct, rather than assigning one religious meaning to every Dora. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Dorothy&oldid=93477765 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Theodora&oldid=95369438 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Isidora&oldid=89241656. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈdoɹ.ə/; /ˈdɔː.ɹə/
Checked against cited source
Full English readings explicitly attached to the Greek-derived female short name. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
