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Unisex name

Dorsie

61% girls, 39% boys · last recorded 1964

Dorsie has been given to about 645 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 208
Median age today87 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dorsie per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time645

How popular is Dorsie?

Its best year was 1923, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 2500th. The typical living American called Dorsie is about 87 years old today.

Names that sound like Dorsie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rosie0.75
  2. Josie0.75
  3. Donnie0.75
  4. Lorie0.75
  5. Dollie0.75
  6. Lorrie0.75
  7. Dottie0.75
  8. Corrie0.75

Middle names for Dorsie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dorsie Noelle0.83
  2. Dorsie Catherine0.80
  3. Dorsie Frances0.80
  4. Dorsie Belle0.80
  5. Dorsie Josephine0.80
  6. Dorsie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Dorsie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.75
  2. Winonasister · 0.73
  3. Ilasister · 0.72
  4. Cleoeither · 0.72
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.68
  6. Hughbrother · 0.66

Where Dorsie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dorsie Wilson0.75
    2. Dorsie Williams0.75
    3. Dorsie Walker0.75
    4. Dorsie Turner0.75
    5. Dorsie Torres0.75
    6. Dorsie Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dorsie

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.