Dorthy
Dorthy was the 11191st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 234th; the most babies were born in 1927 (695). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,816 places. More babies were named Dorthy in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,191 girls, down 2,652 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1927695 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,417babies recorded
Dorthy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 79 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,191 | 8 |
| 2020 | #8,539 | 12 |
| 2010 | #12,614 | 8 |
| 2000 | #8,737 | 11 |
| 1990 | #6,227 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,761 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,912 | 45 |
| 1960 | #977 | 120 |
| 1950 | #542 | 231 |
| 1940 | #318 | 400 |
| 1930 | #234 | 684 |
| 1920 | #313 | 437 |
| 1910 | #495 | 67 |
| 1900 | #748 | 24 |
| 1890 | #1,123 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dorthy, counting every spelling?
Dorthy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dorthy?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dorthy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dorthy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dorthy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dorthy?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Dorthy are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 66 and 84. That makes Dorthy a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dorthy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dorthy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dorthy
How popular is the name Dorthy?
Dorthy was the 11191st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 234th; the most babies were born in 1927 (695). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,816 places. More babies were named Dorthy in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Dorthy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dorthy in the US.