Dorian vs Doris

Side-by-side comparison of Dorian and Doris - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dorian

Boy name · Rank #540

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Name B

Doris

Girl name · Rank #2205

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Metric Dorian Doris
Current Rank #540 #2205
Total Births (all years) 24,187 462,548
Peak Year 2008 1928
Peak Year Births 641 16,575
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dorian Doris
1880s - 290
1890s - 2,342
1900s - 8,252
1910s 16 53,249
1920s 57 151,193
1930s 60 110,658
1940s 308 64,144
1950s 532 42,898
1960s 783 18,193
1970s 2,114 4,842
1980s 2,256 2,467
1990s 3,862 1,645
2000s 5,893 946
2010s 5,145 974
2020s 3,161 455

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dorian Doris
2014 516 124
2015 512 85
2016 531 118
2017 527 92
2018 545 111
2019 560 118
2020 559 74
2021 497 74
2022 526 86
2023 468 77
2024 554 86
2025 557 58

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2025.

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