Meaning of the nameDorian

Unisex
Greek origin
Do-ri-an

Dorian is a name of uncertain origin, linked to the name of the Dorians, a Greek tribe; it first appears in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,008 people named Dorian, the 8,243rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Meaning

The meaning of Dorian is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,008
Rank in Brazil: #8,243
Median age: 44 years
2010 Census: 1,082; people

Dorian in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dorian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (239 people).

277 women 731 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Dorian is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dorian in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Maranhão 0.002%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
Maranhão	117	0.002%
São Paulo	108	0.000%
Rio Grande do Norte	88	0.003%
Pará	74	0.001%
Amazonas	62	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	60	0.000%
Bahia	56	0.000%
Minas Gerais	41	0.000%
Espírito Santo	41	0.001%
Paraná	40	0.000%
Goiás	37	0.001%
Ceará	34	0.000%
Paraíba	32	0.001%
Tocantins	32	0.002%
Pernambuco	30	0.000%
Santa Catarina	25	0.000%
Roraima	21	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	19	0.000%
Rondônia	15	0.001%
Acre	15	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dorian

Wiktionary explains Dorian as formed on the model of French Doriens, from the Latin root of Dōres (the Dorians) plus the suffix -ian, and compares it with Greek Δωριεύς, 'of Doris'. Behind the Name records that the name first appears in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), by Oscar Wilde, who perhaps took it from the ancient Greek tribe of the Dorians; for this reason the origin is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,008 people named Dorian, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.

Sources

Wiktionary: Dorian · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Dorian · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Dorian

What does the name Dorian mean?

The meaning of Dorian is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Dorian in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,008 people with the first name Dorian, which ranks it number 8,243 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Dorian a boy's or a girl's name?

Dorian is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 277 women and 731 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dorian?

Dorian is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dorian most common?

Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Dorian (117 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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