Dorothey
- Last seen for girls in 1968 at #7,016
- Peak · girls
- 1925 · 46 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,142since 1912
Dorothey over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dorothey has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 |
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| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 |
| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 |
| 1947 | #2,089 | 22 |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 |
| 1944 | #2,027 | 18 |
| 1943 | #1,467 | 32 |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 |
| 1941 | #1,954 | 18 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 |
| 1938 | #1,413 | 28 |
| 1937 | #1,416 | 27 |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1935 | #1,331 | 30 |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,197 | 39 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 |
| 1928 | #1,254 | 37 |
| 1927 | #1,362 | 35 |
| 1926 | #1,148 | 44 |
| 1925 | #1,136 | 46 |
| 1924 | #1,354 | 36 |
| 1923 | #1,283 | 37 |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 |
| 1918 | #1,451 | 29 |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five girls were named Dorothey! It came in at #2,144, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1958–1959, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Dorothey is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Dorothey in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Dorothey
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1968
Rise & fade · girls
13 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1925 at #1,136 (46 births)
- Births halved by 1940, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 26,465
- Highest: 1 in 26,465 girls born in 1925 were named Dorothey (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 328,078 girls born in 1968 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 31.4% of all girls named Dorothey (359) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1910s | 149 | #1,445 (1919) | #1,848 |
| 1920s | 359 | #1,136 (1925) | #1,334 |
| 1930s | 289 | #1,197 (1930) | #1,386 |
| 1940s | 211 | #1,467 (1943) | #2,012 |
| 1950s | 104 | #2,245 (1951) | #3,714 |
| 1960s | 30 | #4,546 (1961) | #5,300 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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