Dorian

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Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Origin: Polish

Meaning

Dorian is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek, the meaning of the name Dorian is of Doris, a district of Ancient Greece, or of Dorus, a legendary Greek hero. Dorus was a son of Hellen, the eponymous progenitor of the Hellenes.

From Wikipedia

Dorian first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 60 babies (rank #372 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 boys (rank #870). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Dorian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dorian yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,302
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
60
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199119#747
199228#597
199316#866
199434#509
199548#442
199636#516
199734#546
199839#496
199939#488
200050#421
200143#479
200260#372
200336#582
200449#466
200542#540
200653#469
200743#578
200836#669
200938#669
201036#681
201145#577
201243#596
201336#697
201435#719
201541#646
201633#772
201737#696
201829#831
201937#694
202046#575
202138#716
202233#783
202318#1,230
202430#870