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Dorian

Dorian holds the #539 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 557 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2000 (#398 nationally, 639 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1915. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#193 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#539
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#398
in 2000 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
557
boys named Dorian

Dorian popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.018%0.026%0.035%18801900192019401960198020002020#398 in 2000
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2000

Where Dorian is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025NH—Washington: #474 (15 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)WA#474Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025ND—Minnesota: #586 (8 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MN#586Wisconsin: #678 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#678Michigan: #540 (15 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MI#540New York: #601 (25 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NY#601Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025RI—Oregon: #398 (9 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OR#398Nevada: #389 (7 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)NV#389Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: #500 (20 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IL#500Indiana: #579 (11 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IN#579Ohio: #650 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OH#650Pennsylvania: #704 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#704New Jersey: #412 (19 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NJ#412Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025CT—California: #359 (97 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)CA#359Utah: #621 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)UT#621Colorado: #571 (9 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#571Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025NE—Missouri: #518 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MO#518Kentucky: #625 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#625West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025WV—Virginia: #670 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)VA#670Maryland: #475 (10 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)MD#475Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025DE—Arizona: #343 (22 boys, 0.07% of boys born 2025)AZ#343New Mexico: #193 (10 boys, 0.15% of boys born 2025)NM#193Kansas: #524 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#524Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025AR—Tennessee: #672 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)TN#672North Carolina: #512 (19 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NC#512South Carolina: #552 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#552District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #426 (10 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)OK#426Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025MS—Alabama: #685 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#685Georgia: #625 (16 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)GA#625Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dorian in 2025HI—Texas: #514 (65 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)TX#514Florida: #602 (28 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)FL#602
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#193), Arizona (#343), Nevada (#389)

Uniqueness score

42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dorian in the most recent year of SSA data.

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