Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Doris

DOR-is · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Gift of the ocean; mythological sea nymph
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
mythological · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2195
2024 births86
Peak year1928
First appeared1880
Total US births462,485
1928 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DoriDot
Alternate spellings
DorrisDorice
In other languages
Doride (Italian)Doride (Greek mythology)

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Notable people named Doris

Doris Day (singer/actress)
Doris Lessing (author)
Doris Kearns Goodwin (historian)
Doris Roberts (actress)