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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dorathy

Dorathy was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 802nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (81). More babies were named Dorathy in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192181 babies
Total since 1880
1,928babies recorded

Dorathy popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#3,97211
1950#1,77029
1940#1,55425
1930#1,19939
1920#91863
1910#1,8148
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dorathy, counting every spelling?

Dorathy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dorathy?

About 400 people born in the US named Dorathy are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 67 and 84. That makes Dorathy a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Dorathy by state

How common Dorathy was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.8×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesIL0.10Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNY0.06Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesIA0.14Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dorathy, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dorathy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dorathy, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dorathy

How popular is the name Dorathy?

Dorathy was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 802nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (81). More babies were named Dorathy in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Dorathy a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,928 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dorathy most popular?

In 1919–1923, Dorathy was most common in Iowa (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and New York.