Dorus

DOH-ruhs /ˈdoɹəs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dorus is a very rare variant of Doris that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Dorus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1926. Dorus was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1926 (8 births).

About the name Dorus

PronunciationDOH-ruhs /ˈdoɹəs/
CultureDutchGerman
8peak births 1926
1919first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorus

DorseDorisDorrisDoriseCyrusDorseyTyrusDorianDorukDorvin

How popular is Dorus?

Boys named Dorus
1919192019251926
Boys named Dorus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1919–1926 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1926) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dorus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19268—#3,208
19246—#4,000
19225—#4,474
19195—#4,321
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