Is Dorrian a boy or girl name?

Dorrian is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 511 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.1% were girls and 93.9% were boys.

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Dorrian

Recorded 1972–2023 · United States

Dorrian was most popular in 2002, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,333 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 511 people named Dorrian.

Dorrian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorrian’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorrian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorrian is mostly a boy’s name — 6.1% of the 511 Americans given it were girls and 93.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org