Given name
Dorien
“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians”
Dorien is a variant of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorien is a variant of Dorian. One Greek interpretation is “of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorien is a variant of Dorian. Dorian has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,276
- 1,207 boys · 69 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,962 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,962 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 103 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,173 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dorien
- Dorien de VriesDutch windsurferborn 1965
- Dorien RookmakerDutch politicianborn 1964
- Dorien WilsonAmerican actorborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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