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Doris
Pronounced /ˈdɔɹɪs/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1930 · #536
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:86 in 2024 (#2,204)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No boys were recorded as Doris in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1930 with 124 babies, ranked #536.
- It first shows up in the records in 1892.
- 3,241 boys have been named Doris since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Doris per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0Gen Z1997–12
- 0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,189 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Silent: 1,490 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Boomers: 409 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 104 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 23 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Ancient Greek Δωρίς (Dōrís). Sense 7 is owing to similarity to Boris. ==== Proper noun ==== Doris (plural Dorises) (Greek mythology) The daughter of Oceanus, who married Nereus and bore fifty sea-nymphs or nereids. An ancient region of Asia Minor, modern Turkey, inhabited by the ancient Dorians. An ancient mountainous region of Greece, the traditional homeland of the Dorians. (astronomy) 48 Doris, a main belt asteroid. A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century. A surname.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈdɔɹɪs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Doris, CC BY-SA 4.0.