Given name & surname
Dorsi
“from the fortress near the sea”·“a dark beauty”
Dorsi is a variant of Dorsey. One interpretation is “from the fortress near the sea.” Dorsi is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dorsi is a variant of Dorsey. One interpretation is “from the fortress near the sea.” Dorsi is a variant of Darcie. One English interpretation is “a dark beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dorsi is a variant of Darcie. An origin associated with Darcie is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorsi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 431 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorsi’s family of names
Dorsi has a related form in Darcie. Dorsi has a related form in Dorsey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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