Name meaning & stats
Doria
Doria means “gift of God” (Ancient Greek origin). 1,116 US babies since 1940, peak 1971. Notable Dorias are 1.3× over-represented as TV presenters.
What it means
“gift of God”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Dora
Dora around the world
- Дора · Russian
- Дора · Ukrainian
- دورا · Arabic
- דורה · Hebrew
- ドーラ · Japanese
- 杜拉 · Chinese
- Dóra · Icelandic
- Doria
- Dorra
- Dorethea · Dutch
Dora’s name day
- February 6 · Latvia
- February 11 · Greece, Cyprus
- February 17 · Greece, Cyprus
- March 7 · Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 1971
1,116 US babies were named Doria between 1940 and 2025.
Doria around the world
- France: 1,505 babies since 1900, peak 1902, No. 2,218 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Dorias end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
| TV presenter | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Screenwriter | 1.3× | Low · 2 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are TV presenters, Dorias show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 34 Doras spell it Doria
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1971)