The baby name Dorsey appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 1983. It was most popular in 1916 with 199 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dorsey has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1913 | 6 |
| 1913 | 21 |
| 1914 | 54 |
| 1915 | 85 |
| 1916 | 199 |
| 1917 | 129 |
| 1918 | 134 |
| 1919 | 75 |
| 1920 | 127 |
| 1921 | 73 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1922 | 77 |
| 1923 | 64 |
| 1924 | 62 |
| 1925 | 65 |
| 1926 | 35 |
| 1927 | 5 |
| 1927 | 77 |
| 1928 | 67 |
| 1929 | 70 |
| 1930 | 66 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1931 | 63 |
| 1932 | 59 |
| 1933 | 55 |
| 1934 | 61 |
| 1935 | 40 |
| 1936 | 45 |
| 1937 | 35 |
| 1938 | 59 |
| 1939 | 33 |
| 1940 | 71 |
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 39 |
| 1943 | 46 |
| 1944 | 48 |
| 1945 | 47 |
| 1946 | 64 |
| 1947 | 124 |
| 1948 | 40 |
| 1949 | 19 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1951 | 57 |
| 1952 | 22 |
| 1953 | 35 |
| 1954 | 59 |
| 1955 | 28 |
| 1956 | 22 |
| 1957 | 10 |
| 1958 | 23 |
| 1959 | 15 |
| 1960 | 23 |
| 1961 | 17 |
| 1962 | 6 |
| 1963 | 12 |
| 1964 | 14 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1983 | 10 |