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Dorian

/ˈdɔɹiən/ · 16% girls, 84% boys · 564 born in 2025

Dorian has been given to about 28,728 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɔɹiən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 26,612
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dorian per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 703
  • Born in 2025564
  • All time28,728
  • England & Wales, 202546

How popular is Dorian?

Its best year was 2000, when 703 babies were given the name, ranking 2412th. The typical living American called Dorian is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Dorian

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Darian0.82
  2. Darrian0.80
  3. Brian0.70
  4. Jordan0.70
  5. Adrian0.70
  6. Morgan0.70
  7. Norman0.70
  8. Marian0.70

Middle names for Dorian

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dorian Eve0.80
  2. Dorian Elizabeth0.78
  3. Dorian Josephine0.78
  4. Dorian Anne0.78
  5. Dorian Rose0.77
  6. Dorian Louise0.77

Sibling names for Dorian

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Moisesbrother · 0.99
  2. Noebrother · 0.98
  3. Noemisister · 0.98
  4. Alannasister · 0.98
  5. Rodrigobrother · 0.98
  6. Francescasister · 0.98

Where Dorian is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.09%
  2. Arizona0.04%
  3. Nevada0.03%
  4. Oregon0.03%
  5. Oklahoma0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dorian Anderson0.74
  2. Dorian White0.72
  3. Dorian Reyes0.72
  4. Dorian Moore0.72
  5. Dorian Lee0.72
  6. Dorian Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dorian

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dorian across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.