Around the globe, Dorson (Dorson 
) is a rare boy's forename. The first name Dorson is habitual in Saint Kitts and Nevis, where it is quite a common masculine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and the United States. Also, Dorson is the last name as well as the forename.