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Doris

The name Doris peaked for boys at #525 in 1932. Doris is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Doris is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of the ocean".

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Doris had long been on our so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out-for-babies list, and seemed to be written there in indelible ink. But there are signs of a sea change, that Doris could profit from the revivals of Dorothy and Dorothea.
<br/><br/>She may not look it now, but Doris was considered the paragon of grace when she was part of a group of s-ending names (Phyllis, Frances) fashionable in the 1920s, and it got another shot of life when attached to the perky Doris Day in the fifties. In classical Greek mythology, Doris is the daughter of Oceanus, god of the sea, who gave birth to fifty golden-haired sea nymphs.

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The name Doris peaked for girls at #6 in 1929. The name is most popular in DORIS, DORIS, and DORIS. Doris is occasionally used for boys in 1989.

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