Doris
Pronounced D AA1 R AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1928
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Doris?
Doris is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 475,476 children — the 82nd most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1928, when 16,821 children were given it.
Dorris is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Doris and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Dorris
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AA1 R AH0 S · D AA1 R IH0 S · D AO1 R AH0 S · D AO1 R IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10 · 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Doris
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Doris
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Doris?
- Doris ranks 82nd among girls' names in US records, with 475,476 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 920.
- Is Doris a unisex name?
- No. Doris is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Doris most popular?
- 1928, when 16,821 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Doris spelled?
- Dorris. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.