Given name & surname
Dorin
“exile, wanderer”·“a stranger; one who has been exiled”
Dorin is a variant of Doran. Interpretations include “exile, wanderer” (Irish) and “a stranger; one who has been exiled” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorin is a variant of Doran. Interpretations include “exile, wanderer” (Irish) and “a stranger; one who has been exiled” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorin is a variant of Doran. An origin associated with Doran is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 165
- 144 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 851 as a first name in 2020; 535 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.
Dorin’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Dorin has a diminutive in DORINEL. Dorin has a related form in Doran. In Russian usage, Dorin as a surname is a transliteration of Дорин.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dorin
- Dorin ReceanMoldovan academic and politicianborn 1974
- Dorin GoianRomanian footballerborn 1980
- Dorin MateuțRomanian footballerborn 1965
- Dorin RotariuRomanian footballerborn 1995
- Dorin ChirtoacăMoldovan politician, mayor of Chișinăuborn 1978
- Dorin GogaRomanian footballerborn 1984
- Dorin TomaRomanian association football managerborn 1977
- Dorin AlupeiRomanian rowerborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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