Boy
Dorsey
As a boy's name, Dorsey is understood to mean "From Orsay, France; or dweller at a fort/hill". It had its heyday in the 1920s and has mostly fallen out of use since. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. The registry counts around 5,919 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
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Etymology"From Orsay, France"; or "dweller at a fort/hill"
Births by decade
1900s
190
1910s
862
1920s
1,085
1930s
882
1940s
871
1950s
726
1960s
501
1970s
322
1980s
225
1990s
127
2000s
98
2010s
30
Peaked in the 1920s · 5,919 total U.S. births since 1900