Is Dorla a boy or girl name?

Dorla is a girl’s name. Of the 1,089 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Dorla

Recorded 1923–1970 · United States

Dorla was most popular in 1930, when 171 American babies were given the name — ranking #946 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,089 people named Dorla.

Dorla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorla’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,089 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dorla

Where Dorla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Illinois 3.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org