Infographic of Dorian name meaning, which is “A man of classic simplicity,” from the Greek Dorios, pertaining to Doris, a region in ancient Greece whose people were known for their simplicity.
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Dorian Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dorian? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 15 0.001%
1947 — 19 0.0011%
1948 — 20 0.0013%
1949 — 25 0.0016%
1950 — 9 0.0006%
1951 — 12 0.0007%
1952 — 12 0.0007%
1953 — 25 0.0014%
1954 — 17 0.0009%
1955 — 28 0.0015%
1956 — 29 0.0015%
1957 — 40 0.0021%
1958 — 26 0.0014%
1959 — 32 0.0017%
1960 — 28 0.0015%
1961 — 43 0.0023%
1962 — 26 0.0014%
1963 — 37 0.0021%
1964 — 40 0.0023%
1965 — 44 0.0027%
1966 — 54 0.0035%
1967 — 50 0.0033%
1968 — 57 0.0038%
1969 — 93 0.006%
1970 — 113 0.0071%
1971 — 144 0.0096%
1972 — 157 0.0115%
1973 — 258 0.0199%
1974 — 184 0.0142%
1975 — 180 0.014%
1976 — 158 0.0123%
1977 — 181 0.0134%
1978 — 131 0.0097%
1979 — 173 0.0123%
1980 — 122 0.0083%
1981 — 128 0.0087%
1982 — 176 0.0118%
1983 — 165 0.0112%
1984 — 168 0.0113%
1985 — 192 0.0126%
1986 — 155 0.0103%
1987 — 215 0.0141%
1988 — 254 0.0163%
1989 — 294 0.0182%
1990 — 315 0.019%
1991 — 328 0.0201%
1992 — 329 0.0206%
1993 — 325 0.0208%
1994 — 325 0.0212%
1995 — 363 0.0241%
1996 — 347 0.0232%
1997 — 358 0.0242%
1998 — 386 0.0258%
1999 — 385 0.0257%
2000 — 616 0.0403%
2001 — 553 0.0367%
2002 — 557 0.0372%
2003 — 523 0.0344%
2004 — 545 0.0358%
2005 — 583 0.0381%
2006 — 539 0.0344%
2007 — 500 0.0317%
2008 — 585 0.0378%
2009 — 490 0.0328%
2010 — 474 0.0329%
2011 — 450 0.0316%
2012 — 437 0.0307%
2013 — 455 0.032%
2014 — 483 0.0332%
2015 — 476 0.0327%
2016 — 493 0.0342%
2017 — 486 0.0348%
2018 — 492 0.0358%
2019 — 521 0.0385%
2020 — 502 0.0394%
2021 — 454 0.0371%
2022 — 495 0.0375%
2023 — 425 0.0328%

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Names Like Dorian

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What names are variants of Dorian?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Dorian.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dore

Fist; stranger, exile; descendant of Dorus; from Doris; gift of Isis

Irish

Dorien

Descendant of Dorus; from Doris

Greek

Dorion

Descendant of Dorus; from Doris

Greek

Dorrian

Descendant of Dorus; from Doris

Greek

Dorrien

Descendant of Dorus; from Doris

Greek

Dorryen

Descendant of Dorus; from Doris

Greek

What names sound like Dorian?

If you like how Dorian sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Dorian.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Darian

He who possesses

English

Dorran

Dark-browed

Irish

What names are similar to Dorian?

Find a name that’s like Dorian, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Darrien

Modern

Davian

Beloved

American

Doran

Fist; stranger, exile

Irish

Isidore

Gift of Isis

Greek

Torin

Chief

Gaelic

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2 Comments

  1. After months of mystery this name came to my husband the night I was in labor, he kept it quiet because he knew I was set on another name because nothing else captured the energy I was feeling. I knew it had to be a literary figure and had to be connected with water. I wanted Caspian, my husband hated it. When my son was born my husband said, what about Dorian? I looked it up and found it’s rich Greek history and meaning, Dorios also means children of the sea. He was born with dark skin and the cutest dimple. So, Dorian it was. We are are part Hispanic so the diminutive of it would be Dorito, which we thought was hilarious and adorable. Also, his older brother is named Salvador, when you put them together you get Salvadorian, it was meant to be. His nickname is Dodi which is how you would pronounce Dori in Spanish.

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  2. We wanted something unique but not something our child would hate us for. My husband suggested it, and I suggested Quinn for a middle name. We weren’t set on it until the day he was born, but that’s how we choose to name out kids. We like to see the face before making the final decision.
    There wasn’t a specific reason why we chose his name, other than trying to break the family tradition on my husband’s side of naming all the kids with the same first letter and not having a family name. We just like being different.

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