Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Dorsey

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak births

160

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162025

Quick answers about Dorsey

An estimated 1,925 living Americans are named Dorsey.

Dorsey fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Dorsey is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 49 and 77 years old.

Not especially. Dorsey has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

5,411

Dorsey last appeared in SSA records in 2018. Across its recorded history, about 5,411 American boys received the name.

Dorsey peaked in 1916, when 160 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 5,411 Americans named Dorsey since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

Living profile

1,925

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age65

Core range49–77

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.