Given name & surname
Doria
“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”·“dorian woman”
In French use, Doria is a feminine form of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.” Doria is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Doria is a feminine form of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.” Doria is a variant of Doris. One interpretation is “dorian woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Doria is a feminine form of Dorian. Dorian has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions. Doria is a variant of Doris. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Doria is a feminine form of Dorian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Doria is a variant of Doris. The history of Doris gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Doris is associated with a daughter of Oceanus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Doria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,331
- 0 boys · 1,331 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,382 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,382 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 48 in 1971. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,294 as a first name in 2020; 2,796 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Doria’s family of names
In French usage, Doria is a feminine form of Dorian. Doria has a related form in Doris.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Dorianmasculine form · French
- Theodoraequivalent
- Dariaequivalent
- Doraequivalent
- Teodoraequivalent
- Doriequivalent
- Dorinaequivalent
- Dorianeequivalent
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People named Doria
- Doria ShafikEgyptian activist (1908–1975)
- Doria TillierFrench television presenter, model and film actorborn 1986
- Doria AchourFrench-Tunisian actress and film directorborn 1991
- Doria RaglandAmerican social worker and mother of Meghan, Duchess of Sussexborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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