Dorsey

Dorsey is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Dorsey are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 87%Female 13%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 87% male / 13% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 5,406 male / 817 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dorsey

To address Dorsey when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dorsey," in English, "Guten Tag Dorsey," in German. About 87% of people named Dorsey are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dorsey,

German

Guten Tag Dorsey,

French

Bonjour Dorsey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dorsey:

Chinese

Dorsey您好：

Japanese

Dorsey様

English

Hi Dorsey,

German

Hi Dorsey,

French

Salut Dorsey,

Spanish

Hola Dorsey,

Chinese

Dorsey你好：

Japanese

Dorseyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Dorsey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	87%

United States birth data

5,406 male · 817 female · 6,223 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 91% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dorsey a male or female name?

Dorsey is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Dorsey are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Dorsey in an email?

Is Dorsey a unisex name?

Dorsey is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Dorsey are men. Dorsey leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dorsey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorsey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_dorsey,
  title  = {Is Dorsey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorsey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}