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    The first name Dorris

    A unisex name.

    2 syllables Unisex Also a surname

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Dorris at birth, 1880–2025

    In 1990, 5 girls born in the United States were named Dorris, the 13,577th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 304 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    9,035
    babies named Dorris since 1880
    #13,577
    rank in 1990
    1924
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Dorris

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dorris Bowdon
      American actress (1914-2005)

    Questions

    Is Dorris a boy's or a girl's name?
    Both. Of the 9,035 US babies named Dorris since 1880, 81% were girls and 19% boys.
    When was Dorris most popular?
    1924 in the United States, when 304 babies were named Dorris, its highest rank at 392nd.
    Is Dorris also a surname?
    Yes. Dorris is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.