Dorina
Dorina is a feminine given name, related to Dora, which in Latin and Greek means "gift" or "gift of God".
- Romanian
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Dorina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorina is a feminine given name, related to Dora, which in Latin and Greek means "gift" or "gift of God".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
- Hungarian
The Story of Dorina
Dorina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1969: 42 births, good for #1,927 nationwide. About 24% of every Dorina on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Dorina last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 961 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dorina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dorina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dóra
- Dorottya
- Izidóra
- Teodóra
Notable people named Dorina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dorina Böczögő (born 1992), Hungarian gymnast
- Dorina Emilia Carbune (born 1985), Romanian handball player
- Dorina Catineanu (born 1954), Romanian retired long jumper
- Dorina Frati , Italian mandolin player
- Dorina Korsós (born 1995), Hungarian handball player
- Dorina Mihai (born 1981), Romanian fencer
- Dorina Mitrea (born 1965), Romanian-American mathematician
- Dorina Neave (1880–1955), British writer
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Names that sound like Dorina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dorina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Dorina
Dorina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 961 births in the dataset. Dorina's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #1,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorina'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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