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Why parents love Doris- Doris is a sea goddess — mother of FIFTY Nereids.
- Doris Day was the 1960s' biggest box-office star.
- Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Two syllables with a strong, classic sound: DOR-iss.
- The meaning gift of the sea is naturally powerful.
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The vibe of Doris
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Origin & history of Doris
Greek Doris (sea goddess / Dorian woman)
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Greek roots
Doris is a Greek sea goddess who mothered fifty Nereids. Doris Day was the biggest box-office star. Doris Lessing won the Nobel in Literature.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek mythology; Doris Day (1922–2019); Lessing (1919–2013).
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Today
Doris remains a beloved choice, ranking #2123 in the US. 465,726 babies have been named Doris since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Doris?
1928
peak year
Today, Doris is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2123), with only about 92 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its height in 1928, Doris was the #7 name in the entire country — 16,574 babies received it that single year. Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Doris's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 465,726 babies have been registered as Doris since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
16,574
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #7)
(ranked #7)
92
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
920
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
465,726
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Doris2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Doris's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — fifty-Nereid nurturing. People named Doris tend to be strong, prolific, and gifted at mothering fifty sea nymphs while winning Nobels.
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Mothers fifty nymphs wins Nobel✦
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O6
R9
I9
S1
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Doris🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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