Dorsey
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning from Dorset; surname used as given name.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Dorsey by the numbers
Dorsey was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 160 babies in 1916, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dorsey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Darceyfrom arcy; a place name variant131 in England and Wales (2025)
- Doreengift of God; a form of Dorothea or Dora4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Daiseyday's eye flower; a form of daisy7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dorienchild of dorus; a form of dorian20 in the US (2017)
- Dorthygift of god; a spelling variant of dorothy7 in the US (2017)
- Dorengift; variant of Dorian5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Dorsey, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jessegod exists; gift from god980 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Dorsey
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