Meaning and history
Dorcas is a name derived from Greek δορκάς (dorkas), meaning “gazelle,” and it is the Greek translation of Tabitha in the New Testament (see Acts 9:36). Today, it is most commonly used in English-speaking Africa.
20062006: 18 births, rank #6,840
2007: 21 births, rank #6,323
2008: 23 births, rank #5,955
2009: 21 births, rank #6,317
2010: 21 births, rank #6,182
20112011: 27 births, rank #5,063
2012: 22 births, rank #5,895
2013: 25 births, rank #5,317
2014: 22 births, rank #5,797
2015: 30 births, rank #4,584
20162016: 27 births, rank #4,990
2017: 22 births, rank #5,661
2018: 35 births, rank #4,076
2019: 25 births, rank #5,163
2020: 34 births, rank #4,078
20212021: 26 births, rank #4,964
2022: 26 births, rank #5,028
2023: 22 births, rank #5,549
2024: 20 births, rank #5,962
20252025: 36 births, rank #3,975
Dorcas held steady at #956 for girls between 1948 and 1955. Its highest annual birth count came in 1923, with 142 births.