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Dorrian

♂ Boy

Pronounced DOR-ee-uhn /ˈdɔːriən/High

Meaning: Dorrian is a double-r respelling of Dorian, a name rooted in the ancient Greek Dorians, one of the major Greek peoples, and later popularized as a given name through Oscar Wilde's character Dorian Gray. The added r changes the look, not the meaning, which stays tied to the Dorian sense of 'of the Dorians.'Low

In 30 seconds: Dorrian is a modern respelling of Dorian, a Greek-rooted name meaning 'of the Dorians,' used quietly for a handful of American boys since the early 1970s (said DOR-ee-uhn).
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Origin MediumGreek, English
MeaningDorrian is a double-r respelling of Dorian, a name rooted in the ancient Greek Dorians, one of the major Greek peoples, and later popularized as a given name through Oscar Wilde's character Dorian Gray. The added r changes the look, not the meaning, which stays tied to the Dorian sense of 'of the Dorians.'
U.S. rank (2023)#12707 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2008
Total births (all-time)≈ 480

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200819722023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dorrian is an American respelling of Dorian, which traces to the Dorians of ancient Greece and gained modern life as a personal name through literature. Doubling the r gives it a sturdier look while keeping the soft three-beat sound and the inherited sense of 'of the Dorians.'

It was never common. From the early 1970s onward it was given to only a couple dozen boys a year even at its high point around the late 2000s, always trailing the standard Dorian spelling. A boy named Dorrian at that peak is a teenager or young adult today.

Did you know? The base name Dorian jumped into wider use after Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel, but the Dorrian spelling stayed a rare American variant given to only a small number of boys.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Dorrian — Respelling of Dorian; Greek Dorians + literary Dorian Gray

Variations

DorianDorienDorion

Nicknames

DorRian

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dorrian mean?

It is a respelling of Dorian, a Greek-rooted name meaning 'of the Dorians.'

How do you pronounce Dorrian?

It's said DOR-ee-uhn /ˈdɔːriən/, three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Dorrian a boy or girl name?

Dorrian is used as a boy's name.

Is Dorrian a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, an uncommon respelling of Dorian used for only a few boys a year even at its late-two-thousands high.

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