Dorse

DAWRS /ˈdɔːɹs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dorse is a very rare variant of Doris that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Dorse is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1949. Dorse was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1929 (16 births).

About the name Dorse

PronunciationDAWRS /ˈdɔːɹs/
16peak births 1929
1913first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorse

DorseyDorisDoriceDorsieDorrisDorianDoranDormanDorsaDorsel

How popular is Dorse?

Boys named Dorse
19131920193019401949
Boys named Dorse per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–1949 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1949) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dorse total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19495—#3,831
19477—#3,163
19466—#3,263
19455—#3,443
19435—#3,677
194211—#2,294
19406—#3,220
19397—#2,903
19389—#2,524
19377—#2,989
19367—#2,955
19358—#2,766
19348—#2,796
19336—#3,367
19328—#2,912
193113—#2,126
19308—#3,094
192916—#1,948
192810—#2,710
192712—#2,438
192610—#2,770
19248—#3,330
192313—#2,361
19229—#3,077
19217—#3,608
19197—#3,497
19185—#4,337
191710—#2,600
19167—#3,257
19156—#3,508
19138—#2,136
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