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Dorian

Boy

Meaning of Dorian: Greek: 'from Doris'

Dorian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 544th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 898th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#544

564 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#898

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

28,728

First recorded 1915 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 244 babies1982: 324 babies1983: 340 babies1984: 311 babies1985: 301 babies1986: 269 babies1987: 349 babies1988: 364 babies1989: 397 babies1990: 420 babies19901991: 436 babies1992: 456 babies1993: 455 babies1994: 462 babies1995: 500 babies1996: 478 babies1997: 473 babies1998: 524 babies1999: 517 babies2000: 703 babies20002001: 678 babies2002: 650 babies2003: 620 babies2004: 661 babies2005: 672 babies2006: 622 babies2007: 585 babies2008: 684 babies2009: 554 babies2010: 544 babies20102011: 511 babies2012: 486 babies2013: 511 babies2014: 535 babies2015: 535 babies2016: 555 babies2017: 539 babies2018: 565 babies2019: 575 babies2020: 576 babies20202021: 515 babies2022: 541 babies2023: 481 babies2024: 559 babies2025: 564 babies
US babies named Dorian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 703.

Gender split

84% boys · 16% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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