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Doris

Doris means “from Doris (a Greek region)” (Ancient Greek origin). 137,408 US babies since 1940, peak 1940.

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What it means

“from Doris (a Greek region)”

Ancient GreekWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1940

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137,408 US babies were named Doris between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Doris (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

Doris is the main spelling

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1940)