Doris is a Greek name meaning "Dorian woman", after the Dorian people of ancient Greece; in mythology Doris was a sea nymph, wife of Nereus and mother of the fifty Nereids. It was one of the ten most popular girls' names in the United States around 1930, and actress Doris Day kept it in the spotlight for decades. Today it is a grandmother name waiting for its revival: Doris stood at number 1680 in 2000, reached number 1674 in 2001 and ranks number 2909 in 2025 with 58 births.