Unisex name · since 1900
Dorsie
Dorsie has 391 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
391 girls have been named Dorsie since 1900, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dorsie has 391 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1964.
- #13,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 391 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorsie ranks #13,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 391
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorsie's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Dorsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorsie's full recorded timeline at 1930, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorsie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1964
- Peak year (1924)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Dorsie popularity over time - boys
254 total births recorded since 1915 (Dorsie as boys' name)
Dorsie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (130 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Dorsie's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dorsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s
1910s
60 births
- 1920s
1920s
130 births
- 1930s
1930s
94 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 130 births (33% of all-time use).
Dorsie by state
Where Dorsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 21 | 5.4% |
21 of 391 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorsie's data
- Dorsie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Dorsies (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dorsie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.