Female name
Dorcas
194 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2005. Expression number: 6.
Origin
From Ancient Greek Δορκάς (Dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible.From Wiktionary, entry “Dorcas”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2005: 13 births. 194 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It is still given: 20 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1923: 142 births. 7,268 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1960s. It really came into use around 1893. It is still given: 130 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 6 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 1 = 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
4 + 9 + 3 + 1 = 17 → 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.