Boy · Greek
Dorian
Say it: DOR-ee-in
Meaning
From Greek Dōrios, 'of the Dorians', a Greek people.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Rare as a given name before Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1890).
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 26,055 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 2000, about 1 in 3,100 boys
- 571 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Dorian |
|---|---|
| Romanian | Dorian |
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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