How popular is the name Dorian?

Dorian ranks 706th among boys' names in US records, with 28,167 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,276.

Is Dorian a unisex name?

No. Dorian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2008, when 641 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#706 of boy names

Pronounced D AO1 R IY0 AH0 N (ARPABET)

Dorian is a boys' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 28,167 children — the 706th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2008, when 641 children were given it.

2008Boys: 641Girls: 43

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dorian?: Dorian ranks 706th among boys' names in US records, with 28,167 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,276.
Is Dorian a unisex name?: No. Dorian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dorian most popular?: 2008, when 641 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.