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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dorothey

Dorothey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 1140th with 46 babies. More babies were named Dorothey 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
192546 babies
Total since 1880
1,142babies recorded

Dorothey popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#4,8758
1950#2,80614
1940#2,12815
1930#1,20039
1920#1,45031
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dorothey, counting every spelling?

Dorothey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dorothey?

About 300 people born in the US named Dorothey are alive today, with a median age of 80; half are between 74 and 86. That makes Dorothey 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.

Dorothey by state

How common Dorothey was among girls born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. In 49 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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, Dorothey, girls, 1923–1927. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Dorothey

How popular is the name Dorothey?

Dorothey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1925, when it ranked 1140th with 46 babies. More babies were named Dorothey in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Dorothey a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,142 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dorothey most popular?

In 1923–1927, Dorothey was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.