Dorsey is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dorsey means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dorsey across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dorsey has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dorsey is a boy name of French origin meaning “from Orsay”. A surname of Norman origin used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,228 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dorsey per year, United States (1880 to 2018). United States peaked in 1916 (176/yr).
Dorsey has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #904 nationally (given to 176 babies that year).
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