Dorian

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 2001 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 48 babies (rank #314 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 boys (rank #575). 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.

508
Total babies (all years)
19
Years in the data
48
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
200113#711
200212#785
200311#826
200418#610
200520#569
200615#701
200722#531
200824#514
200920#582
201035#396
201146#335
201238#370
201329#432
201432#404
201541#344
201648#314
202233#372
202334#358
202417#575