Dorien
Dorien is a given name, a variant of Dorian. Dorian comes from the Greek name "Doros", which means "gift from God".
Meaning & Origin of Dorien
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorien is a given name, a variant of Dorian. Dorian comes from the Greek name "Doros", which means "gift from God".
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The Story of Dorien
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dorien as a girl name dates back to 1941, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Dorien — #12,761 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Dorien on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Dorien last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dorien as a boy name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 103 newborns named Dorien — #1,267 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Dorien on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dorien ranks #7,519 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-42%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dorien
Dorien is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Dorien's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #1,267. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorien's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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