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Doris

/ˈdɔɹəs/ · 99% girls · 58 born in 2025

Doris has been given to about 465,789 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɔɹəs/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 183,390
Median age today83 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Doris per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1928 · 16,679
  • Born in 202558
  • All time465,789
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Doris?

Its best year was 1928, when 16,679 babies were given the name, ranking 7th. The typical living American called Doris is about 83 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Doris

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dorris0.97
  2. Deloris0.74
  3. Dori0.75
  4. Lois0.70
  5. Hollis0.68
  6. Iris0.62
  7. Paris0.62
  8. Kris0.62

Middle names for Doris

Ranked by flow score
  1. Doris Anne0.81
  2. Doris Eve0.80
  3. Doris Elizabeth0.78
  4. Doris Catherine0.78
  5. Doris Josephine0.78
  6. Doris Rose0.77

Sibling names for Doris

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Virginiasister · 0.96
  2. Francessister · 0.95
  3. Albertbrother · 0.95
  4. Harrybrother · 0.94
  5. Junesister · 0.94
  6. Walterbrother · 0.93

Where Doris is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Doris Anderson0.77
  2. Doris Reyes0.72
  3. Doris Nguyen0.72
  4. Doris Moore0.72
  5. Doris Lee0.72
  6. Doris Hall0.72

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 Doris

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Doris 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.