Dorsel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dorsel

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Dorsel between 1915 and 1941, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dorsel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorsel performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dorsel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dorsel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorsel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.