Dorcas is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “to interpret fully, to explain.” In 2024 it was given to 20 girls in the United States.
Dorcas belongs to the Greek and African tradition. Its meaning — “to interpret fully, to explain” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dorcas first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #522 in 1880, and in 2024 20 babies received the name — 7,231 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dorcas means “to interpret fully, to explain” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dorcas is a girl name. In 2024, 20 babies received the name in the US.
Dorcas comes from the Greek and African tradition.
Dorcas first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #522 in 1880, and 20 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dorcas is pronounced /ˈdɔːkəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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