First Name DORSEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DORSEY is ranked as the 2581st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,049.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.21 people named DORSEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 85% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DORSEY is 2,914.
  • The SSA data also shows that DORSEY is used as a boy's name 85% of the time.

First Names DORSEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,049 +/-4.2%
  • National Rank 2,581
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,914
  • National Rank 4,405
  • Percentile Rank 95.24%
  • Proportion/100k 0.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DORSEY is 75.9% White, 2.6% Hispanic origin, 17.9% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DORSEY have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DORSEY is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DORSEY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.9% 63.9% 12.0%
Hispanic origin 2.6% 16.3% -13.7%
Black 17.9% 12.3% 5.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DORSEY is Georgia where 893 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DORSEY, as 14.25 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 33 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DORSEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 253 1.97 95.1% Indiana 192 2.92 94.0% Iowa 35 1.12 88.2% Kansas 113 3.87 89.6% Michigan 133 1.34 95.9% Minnesota 23 0.43 85.7% Missouri 166 5.55 93.1% Nebraska 20 1.05 69.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 395 3.41 96.2% South Dakota 9 1.04 17.7% Wisconsin 31 0.54 87.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DORSEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 253 1.97 95.1%
Indiana 192 2.92 94.0%
Iowa 35 1.12 88.2%
Kansas 113 3.87 89.6%
Michigan 133 1.34 95.9%
Minnesota 23 0.43 85.7%
Missouri 166 5.55 93.1%
Nebraska 20 1.05 69.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 395 3.41 96.2%
South Dakota 9 1.04 17.7%
Wisconsin 31 0.54 87.7%
West State Statistics First-Names DORSEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 83.9% California 432 1.11 96.3% Colorado 61 1.13 86.1% Hawaii 30 2.12 81.0% Idaho 16 0.96 58.0% Montana 8 0.77 16.8% Nevada 46 1.62 81.4% New Mexico 89 4.25 85.4% Oregon 80 2.02 87.8% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 123 1.74 94.1% Wyoming 19 3.19 58.5%

West States
State stats for the first name DORSEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 83.9%
California 432 1.11 96.3%
Colorado 61 1.13 86.1%
Hawaii 30 2.12 81.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 58.0%
Montana 8 0.77 16.8%
Nevada 46 1.62 81.4%
New Mexico 89 4.25 85.4%
Oregon 80 2.02 87.8%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 123 1.74 94.1%
Wyoming 19 3.19 58.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DORSEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 80.2% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 13.7% New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.9% New Jersey 73 0.82 86.4% New York 137 0.69 94.1% Pennsylvania 316 2.47 95.9% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 15.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DORSEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 80.2%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 13.7%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.9%
New Jersey 73 0.82 86.4%
New York 137 0.69 94.1%
Pennsylvania 316 2.47 95.9%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 15.1%
South State Statistics First-Names DORSEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 213 4.38 94.6% Arkansas 186 6.26 93.1% Delaware 50 5.32 91.8% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 288 1.45 97.0% Georgia 893 8.84 98.0% Kentucky 259 5.87 94.0% Louisiana 248 5.33 94.4% Maryland 366 6.12 96.9% Mississippi 166 5.55 93.1% North Carolina 293 2.95 96.9% Oklahoma 114 2.94 90.4% South Carolina 185 3.83 93.8% Tennessee 243 3.7 95.3% Texas 584 2.17 97.6% Virginia 432 5.19 96.6% West Virginia 264 14.25 91.7%

South States
State stats for the first name DORSEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 213 4.38 94.6%
Arkansas 186 6.26 93.1%
Delaware 50 5.32 91.8%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 288 1.45 97.0%
Georgia 893 8.84 98.0%
Kentucky 259 5.87 94.0%
Louisiana 248 5.33 94.4%
Maryland 366 6.12 96.9%
Mississippi 166 5.55 93.1%
North Carolina 293 2.95 96.9%
Oklahoma 114 2.94 90.4%
South Carolina 185 3.83 93.8%
Tennessee 243 3.7 95.3%
Texas 584 2.17 97.6%
Virginia 432 5.19 96.6%
West Virginia 264 14.25 91.7%
 

Full Names with DORSEY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DORSEY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DORSEY.

The most popular full name is DORSEY Smith. 1.25% of all the people named DORSEY have this family name.

There are 1029 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DORSEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DORSEY Smith 1.25%
2 DORSEY Williams 1.19%
3 DORSEY Thomas 1.12%
4 DORSEY Davis 0.99%
5 DORSEY Johnson 0.92%
6 DORSEY Jones 0.86%
7 DORSEY Adams 0.66%
8 DORSEY Martin 0.59%
9 DORSEY Brown 0.53%
10 DORSEY Taylor 0.46%
11 DORSEY Dean 0.40%
12 DORSEY Harris 0.40%
13 DORSEY Hill 0.40%
14 DORSEY Jackson 0.40%
15 DORSEY Lawson 0.40%
16 DORSEY Lewis 0.40%
17 DORSEY Miller 0.40%
18 DORSEY Moore 0.40%
19 DORSEY White 0.40%
20 DORSEY Adkins 0.33%