Girl
Dorris
Dorris means "Greek, gift or of the sea (Dorian woman)" and comes from Greek, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It was last widely used in the 1920s and has not resurfaced since. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyVariant of Doris
GreekGreek – "gift" or "of the sea" (Dorian woman)
Births by decade
1900s
292
1910s
1,476
1920s
3,127
1930s
1,935
1940s
1,109
1950s
618
1960s
260
1970s
77
1980s
35
1990s
5
2000s
0
2010s
0
Peaked in the 1920s · 8,934 total U.S. births since 1900