Dorris
Dorris is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dorris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorris is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dorris
As a girl name
Dorris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1888, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 304 Dorriss were born — ranking #392 that year. As of 2026, Dorris ranks #12,959 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Dorriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dorris first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1897, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 58 Dorriss were born — ranking #914 that year. As of 2026, Dorris ranks #5,844 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Dorriss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dorris
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Names that sound like Dorris
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About the name Dorris
Dorris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Dorris's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #392. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorris'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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