Dorrian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DOR-ee-an
- Origin
- Greek
Dorrian 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 Dorrian 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 Dorrian a girl's or a boy's name?
Dorrian is a boys' name.
How popular is Dorrian in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Dorrian in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dorrian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
Names like Dorrian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Finnegan, Declan, Keegan, Kayden, Deacon, Aiden, Kian, Finn, Killian, Cannon, Ronan
Names related to Dorrian
Dorian, Darian, Derian, Darrin, Darrian, Dorien, Doran, Derrian
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, “Dorrian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dorrian, updated 20 October 2026.