unisex name
Dorsie
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 645
Dorsie is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 61% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1964 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1923, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
Dorsie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1964, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 27 |
| 1910s | 110 |
| 1920s | 211 |
| 1930s | 161 |
| 1940s | 88 |
| 1950s | 43 |
| 1960s (to 1964) | 5 |
How popular is Dorsie?
In 1964, Dorsie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dorsie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dorsie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dorsie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dorsie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dorsie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dorsie
How popular is the name Dorsie?
In 1964, Dorsie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Dorsie a girl's or a boy's name?
Dorsie is used for both girls and boys. About 61% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Dorsie most popular?
Dorsie peaked in 1923, when 26 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.