Is Dorian a boy or girl name?
Dorian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 553 boys were named Dorian, so 0.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16.1% of the 28,161 US babies named Dorian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #538
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,868
- Babies named Dorian since 1915
- 28,161
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 703 babies
Boys and girls named Dorian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | 7 | 30.4% |
| 1920s | 57 | 44 | 43.6% |
| 1930s | 60 | 35 | 36.8% |
| 1940s | 308 | 149 | 32.6% |
| 1950s | 532 | 511 | 49% |
| 1960s | 783 | 497 | 38.8% |
| 1970s | 2,114 | 715 | 25.3% |
| 1980s | 2,256 | 902 | 28.6% |
| 1990s | 3,862 | 859 | 18.2% |
| 2000s | 5,893 | 536 | 8.3% |
| 2010s | 5,145 | 211 | 3.9% |
| 2020s | 2,601 | 68 | 2.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 553 | #538 | 5 | #15,868 |
| 2023 | 466 | #608 | 13 | #8,168 |
| 2022 | 526 | #564 | 15 | #7,369 |
| 2021 | 497 | #567 | 18 | #6,468 |
| 2020 | 559 | #510 | 17 | #6,711 |
| 2019 | 560 | #510 | 15 | #7,457 |
| 2018 | 545 | #521 | 20 | #6,088 |
| 2017 | 527 | #537 | 12 | #8,938 |
| 2016 | 531 | #544 | 24 | #5,497 |
| 2015 | 512 | #560 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2014 | 516 | #539 | 19 | #6,520 |
| 2013 | 486 | #546 | 25 | #5,362 |
| 2012 | 464 | #560 | 22 | #5,959 |
| 2011 | 490 | #522 | 21 | #6,205 |
| 2010 | 514 | #503 | 30 | #4,772 |
| 2009 | 524 | #513 | 30 | #4,840 |
| 2008 | 641 | #441 | 43 | #3,729 |
| 2007 | 542 | #490 | 43 | #3,733 |
| 2006 | 578 | #465 | 44 | #3,577 |
| 2005 | 625 | #428 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2004 | 595 | #435 | 66 | #2,536 |
| 2003 | 560 | #449 | 60 | #2,647 |
| 2002 | 586 | #419 | 64 | #2,475 |
| 2001 | 603 | #416 | 75 | #2,177 |
| 2000 | 639 | #398 | 64 | #2,412 |
| 1999 | 420 | #507 | 97 | #1,694 |
| 1998 | 421 | #506 | 103 | #1,587 |
| 1997 | 392 | #515 | 81 | #1,830 |
| 1996 | 395 | #515 | 83 | #1,782 |
| 1995 | 409 | #505 | 91 | #1,627 |
| 1994 | 370 | #530 | 92 | #1,639 |
| 1993 | 362 | #539 | 93 | #1,630 |
| 1992 | 371 | #524 | 85 | #1,745 |
| 1991 | 364 | #528 | 72 | #1,940 |
| 1990 | 358 | #520 | 62 | #2,107 |
| 1989 | 334 | #524 | 63 | #2,005 |
| 1988 | 290 | #535 | 74 | #1,724 |
| 1987 | 252 | #569 | 97 | #1,389 |
| 1986 | 187 | #653 | 82 | #1,509 |
| 1985 | 225 | #583 | 76 | #1,578 |
| 1984 | 202 | #598 | 109 | #1,200 |
| 1983 | 215 | #575 | 125 | #1,097 |
| 1982 | 221 | #578 | 103 | #1,258 |
| 1981 | 165 | #673 | 79 | #1,517 |
| 1980 | 165 | #675 | 94 | #1,342 |
| 1979 | 219 | #576 | 77 | #1,522 |
| 1978 | 182 | #617 | 89 | #1,341 |
| 1977 | 224 | #559 | 83 | #1,361 |
| 1976 | 205 | #567 | 69 | #1,503 |
| 1975 | 223 | #538 | 69 | #1,486 |
| 1974 | 229 | #524 | 110 | #1,072 |
| 1973 | 293 | #456 | 99 | #1,129 |
| 1972 | 206 | #557 | 36 | #2,145 |
| 1971 | 187 | #610 | 40 | #2,077 |
| 1970 | 146 | #686 | 43 | #1,958 |
| 1969 | 135 | #676 | 35 | #2,143 |
| 1968 | 92 | #774 | 34 | #2,064 |
| 1967 | 86 | #788 | 25 | #2,451 |
| 1966 | 87 | #780 | 31 | #2,107 |
| 1965 | 58 | #970 | 34 | #2,005 |
| 1964 | 67 | #931 | 50 | #1,615 |
| 1963 | 67 | #912 | 54 | #1,526 |
| 1962 | 70 | #910 | 85 | #1,194 |
| 1961 | 66 | #940 | 61 | #1,434 |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,036 | 88 | #1,164 |
| 1959 | 53 | #1,063 | 80 | #1,195 |
| 1958 | 53 | #1,052 | 62 | #1,342 |
| 1957 | 65 | #940 | 63 | #1,334 |
| 1956 | 54 | #1,021 | 42 | #1,642 |
| 1955 | 69 | #894 | 50 | #1,429 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,012 | 49 | #1,438 |
| 1953 | 62 | #912 | 56 | #1,301 |
| 1952 | 35 | #1,251 | 37 | #1,587 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,084 | 35 | #1,618 |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,090 | 37 | #1,532 |
| 1949 | 58 | #907 | 35 | #1,571 |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,005 | 36 | #1,554 |
| 1947 | 56 | #942 | 30 | #1,768 |
| 1946 | 61 | #845 | 15 | #2,506 |
| 1945 | 32 | #1,167 | 17 | #2,085 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,349 | 5 | #4,743 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,790 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,417 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,930 | 5 | #4,580 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,366 | 6 | #3,979 |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,197 | 7 | #3,526 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,523 | 5 | #4,491 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,987 | 5 | #4,408 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,362 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,035 | 5 | #4,380 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,795 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,351 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,313 | 7 | #3,762 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,859 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,375 | 7 | #3,976 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,373 | 5 | #5,161 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,696 | 6 | #4,597 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,397 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,322 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,044 | 6 | #4,616 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,574 | 6 | #4,523 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,179 | 7 | #3,935 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dorian reached #398 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #1,072 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dorian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.