Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Sea
Gift; Doris was the mythological daughter of the sea god Oceanus and mother of fifty sea nymphs.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Place
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Doris
Pronunciation
d(o)-ris
Famous People
Actress Doris Day, Author Doris Lessing, Actress Doris Roberts
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1930 (rank #534, 124 births); most recent 1989 (rank #6935, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #7, 16,567 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2895, 58 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 58 |
| 2024 | – | 86 |
| 2023 | – | 76 |
| 2022 | – | 86 |
| 2021 | – | 74 |
| 2020 | – | 74 |
| 2019 | – | 118 |
| 2018 | – | 111 |
| 2017 | – | 92 |
| 2016 | – | 118 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #2071, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #1825, 11 births); most recent 2014 (rank #4203, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1961 (rank #198, 189 births); most recent 2021 (rank #3678, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 6 |
| 2018 | – | 7 |
| 2017 | – | 7 |
| 2016 | – | 13 |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1969 (rank #265, 10 births); most recent 1978 (rank #469, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #749, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #12, 50 births); most recent 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence