Dorion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DOR-ee-an
- Origin
- Greek
Dorion is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of the Dorians”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dorion mean?
Greek: spelling of Dorian; from Greek Dorieus
“of the Dorians”
Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) made the name famous.
Meaning borrowed from Dorian. More on Wiktionary.
Is Dorion a girl's or a boy's name?
Dorion is a boys' name.
How popular is Dorion in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Dorion in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dorion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Dorion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Declan, Finnegan, Deacon, Aiden, Kayden, Brennan, Brody, Cannon, Finn, Orion
Names related to Dorion
Dorian, Darion, Darrion, Derrion, Drin, Derion, Dorien, Doran
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dorion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dorion, updated 20 October 2026.