# Dorian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dorian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “of doris” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɔːɹiən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 28,728 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 24,187 / 4,541 (16% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 967, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 6,206 |
| 2012 | 22 | 5,960 |
| 2013 | 25 | 5,362 |
| 2014 | 19 | 6,522 |
| 2015 | 23 | 5,709 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5,499 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8,939 |
| 2018 | 20 | 6,089 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7,459 |
| 2020 | 17 | 6,713 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6,471 |
| 2022 | 15 | 7,372 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8,176 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15,921 |
| 2025 | 7 | 12,245 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 490 | 522 |
| 2012 | 464 | 560 |
| 2013 | 486 | 546 |
| 2014 | 516 | 539 |
| 2015 | 512 | 560 |
| 2016 | 531 | 544 |
| 2017 | 527 | 538 |
| 2018 | 545 | 521 |
| 2019 | 560 | 511 |
| 2020 | 559 | 512 |
| 2021 | 497 | 567 |
| 2022 | 526 | 564 |
| 2023 | 468 | 605 |
| 2024 | 554 | 538 |
| 2025 | 557 | 539 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 652 |
| 2012 | 66 | 549 |
| 2013 | 39 | 788 |
| 2014 | 56 | 616 |
| 2015 | 60 | 612 |
| 2016 | 60 | 597 |
| 2017 | 53 | 661 |
| 2018 | 57 | 629 |
| 2019 | 36 | 844 |
| 2020 | 51 | 668 |
| 2021 | 47 | 729 |
| 2022 | 38 | 825 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1,018 |
| 2024 | 35 | 898 |
| 2025 | 46 | 745 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Дориан

## People named Dorian

- Dorian Gregory, American actor
- Dorian Harewood, American actor (born 1950)
- Dorian van Rijsselberghe, Dutch windsurfer
- Dorian Finney-Smith, American basketball player (1993-)
- Dorian Godon, French road cyclist
- Dorian Electra, American singer-songwriter
- Dorian Missick, American actor
- Dorian Dervite, French footballer (born 1988)
- Dorian Mortelette, French rower
- Dorian Leigh, American model (1917–2008)
- Dorian Coninx, French triathlete
- Dorian Lévêque, French footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.