Dorian
Usage of Dorian in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Dorian against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Dorian is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Dorian is a Greek name referring to Doris, a region of Greece, and the Dorians were an ancient Greek people. Oscar Wilde coined the first name for The Picture of Dorian Gray, whose hero stays young while his portrait ages. Dorian is also read as “from the sea.”
Dorian in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 557 boys were named Dorian, making it the #539 boys' name in the US. Since 1915, 24,187 boys have been named Dorian, with the most (641) in 2008. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.
In 2025, 7 girls were named Dorian, making it the #11932 girls' name in the US. Since 1919, 4,541 girls have been named Dorian, with the most (125) in 1983.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Dorian
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Dorian, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Dorian (Category 5) | 2019 | North Atlantic | 296 km/h |
| Tropical storm Dorian | 2013 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Dorian
There are 3 towns and villages with Dorian in their name, in 2 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 2🇮🇳 India 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Basti Dorian | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Doriān | Jammu and Kashmir, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Goth Dorian | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Dorian songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Dorian in their title. The best known:
- Dorian Shōnen – NMB48 (2015)
- The Dorian Horizon – Tōru Takemitsu
- The Face of Dorian Gray – Robert Marlow
- DORIAN
- Dorian – Agnes Obel
- Dorian Service – Thomas Tallis
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Dorian
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Dorian.
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gregory
Dorian Harewood
Dorian M. Goldfeld
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Fictional characters named Dorian
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Dorian as a pet name
FurryName has found 20 dogs named Dorian in public pet registers, making it the #5,669 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (9), Playford (1), Cambridge (1). Dorian as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5 cats named Dorian in public pet registers, making it the #1,646 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (2), Surf Coast Shire (1), Richmond (1). Dorian as a cat name →
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