Dory ranks at #889 with 132 entries, registered female. The name traces almost entirely through one pop-culture source: the blue tang fish voiced by Ellen DeGeneres in Pixar's Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016). On a pet registry Dory functions as a Pixar-fan pick, with the naming wave clearly aligned with the films' release windows.
The Pixar pet-name cohort
Dory sits with Nemo, Wall-E, Buzz, and Marlin in the Pixar-and-Disney female pet pocket. The cohort skews family households with kids who watched the films during their early years, and the dog often joined the family within a year of one of the two releases.
Sound and breed lean
Two syllables, front-stressed (DOR-ee), with the warm opening and bouncy diminutive ending. Excellent close-range recall. The name lands across small and mid-size family-dog breeds — Labs, Goldens, mixed rescues, and small companion breeds. Blue-coated dogs (blue heelers, gray Aussies) get a small bump for the visual match.
The counter-reading
The honest consideration: Dory is permanently tied to a specific cartoon character with a memory-loss running gag. For households who like that as a household joke, the name carries warmth. For others, it locks the dog's identity to one franchise. The human Dory page shows minimal SSA presence; this is largely a pet-and-fish-name register.