Dorian
Dorian is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Dorian are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 84% male / 16% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Moldova
- US births since 1880
- 19,904 male / 4,434 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorian
To address Dorian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dorian," in English, "Guten Tag Dorian," in German. About 84% of people named Dorian are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorian,
German
Guten Tag Dorian,
French
Bonjour Dorian,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorian:
Chinese
Dorian您好：
Japanese
Dorian様
English
Hi Dorian,
German
Hi Dorian,
French
Salut Dorian,
Spanish
Hola Dorian,
Chinese
Dorian你好：
Japanese
Dorianさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 82% |
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Moldova | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
19,904 male · 4,434 female · 24,338 births recorded
Since 1980: 87% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorian a male or female name?
Dorian is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Dorian are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Dorian in an email?
To address Dorian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dorian," in English, "Guten Tag Dorian," in German. About 84% of people named Dorian are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Dorian a unisex name?
Dorian is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Dorian are men. Dorian leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Dorian a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorian (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorian,
title = {Is Dorian a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorian},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}