Doryan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Doryan by the numbers

Doryan was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Doryan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Doryan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dorianof or from Doris; relating to the Dorians538 in the US (2017)
  • Dorandark-haired stranger; a form of Dóirín11 in the US (2017)
  • Daryan3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dorlan5 in the US (2017)
  • Darianwealthy; a form of Darius284 in the US (2017)
  • Diyandivine or heavenly36 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Doryan

Names that are said the same way as Doryan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Dorienchild of dorus; a form of dorian20 in the US (2017)
  • Dorrianof doris, gifts of the sea9 in the US (2017)
  • Dorionof Doris; a form of Dorian6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Doryan

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