Dorian Boy
How popular is Dorian?
#539 boy name in 2025
557 baby boys were named Dorian in the US in 2025, making it the 539th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Dorian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #539 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 557 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #560 in 2015, #512 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (641 boys) |
| Highest rank | #398 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dorian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dorian family of names ranked #523 for boys in 2025 (#508 the year before), with 564 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dorian | 557 | 99% |
| Dorien | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dorian is most popular
Babies named Dorian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.7 per 1,000 (110 boys)
- Oregon: 0.6 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (475 boys)
- New Mexico: 0.5 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Colorado: 0.5 per 1,000 (66 boys)
Dorian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | #2,828 |
| 1920s | 57 | #2,641 |
| 1930s | 60 | #2,159 |
| 1940s | 308 | #842 |
| 1950s | 532 | #892 |
| 1960s | 783 | #676 |
| 1970s | 2,114 | #456 |
| 1980s | 2,256 | #522 |
| 1990s | 3,862 | #505 |
| 2000s | 5,893 | #398 |
| 2010s | 5,145 | #503 |
| 2020s | 3,161 | #512 |
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Questions
- Is Dorian a boy or girl name?
- Dorian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Dorian were boys.
- How popular is the name Dorian?
- 557 baby boys were named Dorian in the US in 2025, making it the 539th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Dorian most popular?
- Dorian peaked in 2008, when 641 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #398 in 2000.
- How many people are named Dorian?
- 28,728 babies have been named Dorian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,249 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Dorian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dorian was most common in Arizona, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.