The first name Dorinda
A girl’s name from Greek.
Pronounced /dɔːˈɹɪn.də/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
An 18th-century coinage from Dora or Dorothy, + -inda.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Dorinda last appeared in the official list in 2005, given to 4 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dorinda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dorinda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2015, 8 girls born in the United States were named Dorinda, the 12,148th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 202 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Dorinda mean?
- An 18th-century coinage from Dora or Dorothy, + -inda.
- What is the origin of the name Dorinda?
- An 18th-century coinage from Dora or Dorothy, + -inda.
- How popular is the name Dorinda?
- In 2005, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Dorinda, ranking 3,970th.
- Is Dorinda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,801 US babies named Dorinda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Dorinda most popular?
- 1957 in the United States, when 202 babies were named Dorinda, its highest rank at 700th.
- How do you pronounce Dorinda?
- Dorinda is /dɔːˈɹɪn.də/, 3 syllables.