Given name & surname · also Greek
Doron
“a gift; the dweller”
Doron is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift; the dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a gift; the dweller.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Doron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 655
- 655 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 986 as a first name in 2020; 438 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.
Doron’s family of names
Doron has a related form in Dorone. Doron has a related form in Doronea. Doron has a related form in Doronee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Doron
- Doron ZeilbergerIsraeli mathematicianborn 1950
- Doron LambAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
- Doron PerkinsAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1983)
- Doron Almogchairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel and former Israeli generalborn 1951
- Doron MedalieIsraelí musical artistborn 1977
- Doron JamchiIsraeli basketball player (born 1961)
- Doron ShefferIsraeli basketball player (born 1972)
- Doron LeidnerIsraeli association footballerborn 2002
- Doron AvitalIsraeli politicianborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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