The baby name Dorie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈdɔːri (DOH-ree).
The baby name Dorie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈdɔːri (DOH-ree).
Dorie is in Origin.
Dorie is an English diminutive used for both Dorothy and Doris. Dorothy derives from Greek Dorothea (doron "gift" + theos "god"), while Doris is the name of a Greek sea nymph and an ethnonym tied to the Dorian people; thus Dorie can suggest either "gift of God" or "woman of the Dorians/sea." As a familiar form, Dorie appears in English records from the late 19th century and occasionally stood on its own in the mid-20th century, parallel to peaks for Dorothy (1900s-30s) and Doris (1920s-40s).
Variants include Dory, Dori, and Dorrie; related formal names are Dorothy, Dorothea, Doris, Theodora, and Isadora/Isidora (all sharing the "gift" theme). International cousins include Dorotea (Spanish/Italian), Dorothée (French), Doroteia (Portuguese), and Dorothea (German/Scandinavian). In contemporary use, Dorie reads warm and vintage with lighthearted aquatic overtones thanks to Dory of popular culture, while retaining a timeless, classical Greek pedigree.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #358 | 33 | 13,098 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #601 | 15 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #890 | 66 | 5,933 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #898 | 38 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #899 | 5 | 8,739 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 18 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,075 | 67 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,403 | 44 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Dorie is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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