Dorsie
The Story of Dorsie
As a girl name
Dorsie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 16 Dorsies were born — ranking #2,308 that year. As of 2026, Dorsie ranks #6,767 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 391 Dorsies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dorsie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 14 Dorsies were born — ranking #2,152 that year. As of 2026, Dorsie ranks #3,425 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 254 Dorsies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dorsie
Dorsie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 391 births in the dataset. Dorsie's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #2,308. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorsie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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