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Dora

Dora ranks #102 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 20 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #209 among girl dog names.
Dora's popularity trend

Dora's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
20
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#102
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+164
2014 → 2019
Gender split
97% female
97% female3% male

Gender split comes from 34 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Dora mean?
/ˈdoɹ.ə/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Dora is most often used as a short form of Dorothy or Theodora, both of which trace back to the Greek dōron, meaning "gift." Theodora specifically combines that root with theos, "god," giving the sense of "gift of God."

Dora has a friendly, unpretentious charm — a compact name for a pet whose presence genuinely feels like a gift to the household.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Dora shows up

Cats named Dora per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.03%

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