Doris

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Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Doris is a predominantly feminine given name of Greek origin meaning Dorian woman. The name of the ethnic group is said to be derived from the name of the mythical founder Dorus, taken from Greek dōron, meaning gift.

From Wikipedia

Doris first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1928 with 16,574 babies (rank #7 that year). In 2024 it was given to 86 girls (rank #2,195). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Doris

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

465,726
Total babies (all years)
145
Years in the data
16,574
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18809#594
188110#549
188216#462
188321#414
188423#416
188530#374
188628#407
188738#350
188855#325
188960#315
189087#268
189186#264
1892134#223
1893134#225
1894187#191
1895198#193
1896307#152
1897349#139
1898429#125
1899431#113
1900557#117
1901530#101
1902656#93
1903629#95
1904736#88
1905812#83
1906856#83
19071,023#76
19081,155#70
19091,298#64
19101,536#64
19111,812#56
19122,657#48
19133,049#44
19144,429#36
19156,292#34
19167,161#32
19177,819#25
19189,061#19
19199,433#18
192011,892#14
192113,152#13
192213,798#11
192314,610#11
192415,786#9
192516,075#8
192616,295#7
192716,512#7
192816,574#7
192916,498#6
193015,464#9
193113,629#10
193212,910#10
193312,025#10
193411,627#11
193510,604#13
19369,227#15
19378,882#22
19388,602#25
19397,687#29
19407,767#31
19417,081#38
19427,176#41
19437,127#40
19446,324#42
19455,820#46
19465,987#51
19476,029#58
19485,547#64
19495,284#69
19505,053#74
19515,025#80
19524,950#83
19534,900#87
19544,457#93
19554,239#101
19564,099#109
19573,721#119
19583,319#131
19593,134#138
19602,899#146
19612,578#160
19622,379#171
19632,126#181
19641,931#191
19651,625#205
19661,417#216
19671,179#243
19681,021#263
19691,037#275
1970863#315
1971752#338
1972605#363
1973477#414
1974456#429
1975383#480
1976352#507
1977338#535
1978330#541
1979286#618
1980299#615
1981271#652
1982271#658
1983248#683
1984245#685
1985264#681
1986212#793
1987227#781
1988225#813
1989207#887
1990230#857
1991214#907
1992224#882
1993179#1,029
1994170#1,068
1995145#1,185
1996128#1,334
1997118#1,413
1998121#1,419
1999116#1,483
2000105#1,680
2001108#1,674
200291#1,941
200390#2,003
2004102#1,856
200592#2,031
200690#2,151
200793#2,150
200894#2,141
200981#2,382
201067#2,676
201175#2,441
2012102#1,931
201382#2,266
2014124#1,696
201585#2,216
2016118#1,761
201792#2,099
2018111#1,834
2019118#1,749
202074#2,378
202174#2,422
202286#2,195
202376#2,380
202486#2,195