Dorcus
Dorcus is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 5 male / 282 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorcus
If you do not know Dorcus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dorcus,” in English, “Guten Tag Dorcus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorcus,
German
Guten Tag Dorcus,
French
Bonjour Dorcus,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorcus:
Chinese
Dorcus您好：
Japanese
Dorcus様
English
Hi Dorcus,
German
Hi Dorcus,
French
Salut Dorcus,
Spanish
Hola Dorcus,
Chinese
Dorcus你好：
Japanese
Dorcusさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
5 male · 282 female · 287 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorcus a male or female name?
Dorcus is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Dorcus in an email?
If you do not know Dorcus’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dorcus,” in English, “Guten Tag Dorcus,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Dorcus a unisex name?
Dorcus is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Dorcus a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dorcus. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorcus,
title = {Is Dorcus a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dorcus},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}