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Dorris

Dorris: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“Dorian woman”
Origin
Greek
Say it
DOR-iss · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (82% of all uses)

Usually a variant spelling of Doris, from Greek Doris, the name of a Greek region and people. In mythology Doris is also the name of an Oceanid.

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How popular is Dorris?

20240 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dorris in 20240

Peak year1926

Total US babies since 18809,035

Dorris was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Dorris

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • DorisDorian woman; of Doris · Greek
  • Sophiawisdom · Greek
  • Sofiawisdom · Greek
  • Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek
  • Zoelife · Greek
  • Penelopeweaver; duck · Greek
  • Elenabright, shining light · Greek
  • Genesisorigin; creation; birth · Greek

Dorris questions

What does the name Dorris mean?

Dorris means "Dorian woman". It comes from Greek. Usually a variant spelling of Doris, from Greek Doris, the name of a Greek region and people. In mythology Doris is also the name of an Oceanid.

Is Dorris a boy or girl name?

Dorris is mainly a girl's name in US records (82% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dorris?

Dorris was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1926.

How do you pronounce Dorris?

Dorris is usually pronounced DOR-iss.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.