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 1,025 15 0.001%
1947 997 19 0.0011%
1948 960 20 0.0013%
1949 914 25 0.0016%
1950 1,258 9 0.0006%
1951 1,138 12 0.0007%
1952 1,147 12 0.0007%
1953 931 25 0.0014%
1954 1,074 17 0.0009%
1955 930 28 0.0015%
1956 927 29 0.0015%
1957 844 40 0.0021%
1958 965 26 0.0014%
1959 921 32 0.0017%
1960 944 28 0.0015%
1961 837 43 0.0023%
1962 966 26 0.0014%
1963 863 37 0.0021%
1964 851 40 0.0023%
1965 802 44 0.0027%
1966 750 54 0.0035%
1967 764 50 0.0033%
1968 742 57 0.0038%
1969 672 93 0.006%
1970 640 113 0.0071%
1971 594 144 0.0096%
1972 555 157 0.0115%
1973 450 258 0.0199%
1974 517 184 0.0142%
1975 535 180 0.014%
1976 563 158 0.0123%
1977 558 181 0.0134%
1978 624 131 0.0097%
1979 578 173 0.0123%
1980 662 122 0.0083%
1981 639 128 0.0087%
1982 577 176 0.0118%
1983 580 165 0.0112%
1984 578 168 0.0113%
1985 567 192 0.0126%
1986 629 155 0.0103%
1987 561 215 0.0141%
1988 530 254 0.0163%
1989 520 294 0.0182%
1990 518 315 0.019%
1991 523 328 0.0201%
1992 527 329 0.0206%
1993 538 325 0.0208%
1994 533 325 0.0212%
1995 506 363 0.0241%
1996 518 347 0.0232%
1997 507 358 0.0242%
1998 500 386 0.0258%
1999 503 385 0.0257%
2000 392 616 0.0403%
2001 419 553 0.0367%
2002 417 557 0.0372%
2003 446 523 0.0344%
2004 444 545 0.0358%
2005 431 583 0.0381%
2006 468 539 0.0344%
2007 494 500 0.0317%
2008 450 585 0.0378%
2009 512 490 0.0328%
2010 501 474 0.0329%
2011 523 450 0.0316%
2012 540 437 0.0307%
2013 528 455 0.032%
2014 522 483 0.0332%
2015 543 476 0.0327%
2016 538 493 0.0342%
2017 530 486 0.0348%
2018 514 492 0.0358%
2019 496 521 0.0385%
2020 513 502 0.0394%
2021 569 454 0.0371%
2022 556 495 0.0375%

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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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