Dorothy
#421 for girls in 2025, 743 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1924 · 39,996 births
- Debut · girls
- 112 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 72 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,112,231since 1880
Dorothy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #421 | 743 | — | |
| 2024 | #429 | 718 | — | |
| 2023 | #463 | 664 | — | |
| 2022 | #486 | 645 | — | |
| 2021 | #483 | 649 | — | |
| 2020 | #535 | 565 | — | |
| 2019 | #561 | 546 | — | |
| 2018 | #580 | 530 | — | |
| 2017 | #590 | 507 | — | |
| 2016 | #644 | 456 | — | |
| 2015 | #714 | 398 | — | |
| 2014 | #727 | 385 | — | |
| 2013 | #806 | 335 | — | |
| 2012 | #922 | 279 | — | |
| 2011 | #927 | 279 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,027 | 243 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,116 | 227 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,070 | 244 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,003 | 263 | — | |
| 2006 | #976 | 267 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,025 | 237 | — | |
| 2004 | #848 | 290 | — | |
| 2003 | #835 | 292 | — | |
| 2002 | #867 | 264 | — | |
| 2001 | #750 | 319 | — | |
| 2000 | #736 | 314 | — | |
| 1999 | #678 | 335 | — | |
| 1998 | #710 | 312 | — | |
| 1997 | #682 | 316 | — | |
| 1996 | #640 | 350 | — | |
| 1995 | #597 | 377 | — | |
| 1994 | #549 | 443 | — | |
| 1993 | #515 | 476 | — | |
| 1992 | #486 | 509 | — | |
| 1991 | #486 | 497 | — | |
| 1990 | #426 | 596 | — | |
| 1989 | #398 | 620 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #396 | 608 | — | |
| 1987 | #381 | 614 | — | |
| 1986 | #373 | 629 | — | |
| 1985 | #332 | 719 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #340 | 681 | — | |
| 1983 | #305 | 759 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #298 | 829 | — | |
| 1981 | #307 | 788 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #278 | 896 | — | |
| 1979 | #272 | 890 | — | |
| 1978 | #260 | 914 | — | |
| 1977 | #269 | 933 | — | |
| 1976 | #240 | 982 | — | |
| 1975 | #250 | 976 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #232 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1973 | #215 | 1,175 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #218 | 1,273 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #191 | 1,624 | — | |
| 1970 | #180 | 1,799 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #181 | 1,776 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #157 | 2,086 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #148 | 2,314 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #136 | 2,664 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #130 | 2,961 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1964 | #118 | 3,533 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #116 | 3,796 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #111 | 4,073 | #2,035 | 16 |
| 1961 | #99 | 4,732 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #95 | 5,076 | #1,772 | 21 |
| 1959 | #94 | 5,231 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1958 | #86 | 5,539 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #74 | 6,405 | #1,511 | 27 |
| 1956 | #72 | 6,858 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #64 | 7,242 | #1,396 | 30 |
| 1954 | #55 | 7,789 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #49 | 8,162 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #46 | 8,609 | #1,517 | 25 |
| 1951 | #42 | 9,089 | #1,344 | 30 |
| 1950 | #35 | 9,551 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #32 | 10,410 | #1,409 | 27 |
| 1948 | #29 | 11,324 | #1,487 | 24 |
| 1947 | #26 | 12,753 | #1,297 | 32 |
| 1946 | #23 | 12,797 | #1,060 | 42 |
| 1945 | #21 | 12,323 | #864 | 52 |
| 1944 | #19 | 13,379 | #935 | 47 |
| 1943 | #19 | 14,793 | #808 | 66 |
| 1942 | #17 | 15,037 | #821 | 62 |
| 1941 | #14 | 14,566 | #729 | 72 |
| 1940 | #12 | 14,875 | #653 | 85 |
| 1939 | #9 | 15,169 | #695 | 73 |
| 1938 | #8 | 16,358 | #590 | 99 |
| 1937 | #8 | 16,572 | #700 | 73 |
| 1936 | #6 | 17,666 | #573 | 101 |
| 1935 | #6 | 19,406 | #525 | 121 |
| 1934 | #5 | 21,281 | #549 | 116 |
| 1933 | #4 | 22,054 | #524 | 117 |
| 1932 | #4 | 24,974 | #558 | 112 |
| 1931 | #3 | 26,524 | #478 | 141 |
| 1930 | #3 | 30,411 | #480 | 153 |
| 1929 | #3 | 31,476 | #536 | 118 |
| 1928 | #3 | 33,733 | #552 | 122 |
| 1927 | #2 | 35,993 | #553 | 124 |
| 1926 | #2 | 36,618 | #563 | 119 |
| 1925 | #2 | 38,570 | #639 | 99 |
| 1924 | #2 | 39,996 | #638 | 101 |
| 1923 | #2 | 39,043 | #668 | 92 |
| 1922 | #2 | 37,716 | #840 | 66 |
| 1921 | #2 | 39,087 | #692 | 87 |
| 1920 | #2 | 36,643 | #754 | 76 |
| 1919 | #3 | 31,733 | #799 | 66 |
| 1918 | #3 | 32,030 | #855 | 59 |
| 1917 | #3 | 28,852 | #822 | 60 |
| 1916 | #3 | 27,418 | #698 | 72 |
| 1915 | #3 | 25,154 | #941 | 44 |
| 1914 | #3 | 18,782 | #855 | 40 |
| 1913 | #3 | 14,674 | #696 | 43 |
| 1912 | #3 | 12,645 | #649 | 42 |
| 1911 | #4 | 8,869 | #533 | 31 |
| 1910 | #4 | 7,318 | #582 | 24 |
| 1909 | #5 | 6,253 | #505 | 26 |
| 1908 | #6 | 5,703 | #585 | 19 |
| 1907 | #6 | 4,967 | #511 | 21 |
| 1906 | #6 | 4,326 | #503 | 20 |
| 1905 | #7 | 3,937 | #741 | 11 |
| 1904 | #10 | 3,477 | #538 | 17 |
| 1903 | #11 | 3,078 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #15 | 2,707 | #933 | 7 |
| 1901 | #22 | 2,173 | — | |
| 1900 | #27 | 2,491 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #35 | 1,687 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #43 | 1,671 | — | |
| 1897 | #43 | 1,472 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #46 | 1,366 | — | |
| 1895 | #57 | 1,127 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #58 | 1,052 | #857 | 7 |
| 1893 | #68 | 821 | — | |
| 1892 | #79 | 626 | — | |
| 1891 | #76 | 566 | — | |
| 1890 | #93 | 458 | — | |
| 1889 | #102 | 377 | — | |
| 1888 | #103 | 373 | — | |
| 1887 | #111 | 272 | — | |
| 1886 | #122 | 230 | — | |
| 1885 | #128 | 196 | — | |
| 1884 | #137 | 163 | — | |
| 1883 | #137 | 141 | — | |
| 1882 | #150 | 115 | — | |
| 1881 | #144 | 109 | — | |
| 1880 | #139 | 112 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dorothy was already there! It came in at #139, and was given to 112 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 170 girls a year got the name.
Where Dorothy is popular in 1958
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#11 · 1 in 76
- South Carolina#30 · 1 in 140
- Alaska#32 · 1 in 114
- Georgia#38 · 1 in 161
- Alabama#41 · 1 in 166
Best ever in a state: #1 in Oregon, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #11 | 335 | 1 in 76 |
| South Carolina | #30 | 192 | 1 in 140 |
| Alaska | #32 | 22 | 1 in 114 |
| Georgia | #38 | 281 | 1 in 161 |
| Alabama | #41 | 217 | 1 in 166 |
| Arkansas | #42 | 116 | 1 in 154 |
| Delaware | #46 | 23 | 1 in 199 |
| Florida | #50 | 216 | 1 in 220 |
| Louisiana | #54 | 174 | 1 in 226 |
| Tennessee | #55 | 158 | 1 in 232 |
| North Carolina | #57 | 207 | 1 in 238 |
| Virginia | #65 | 158 | 1 in 259 |
| Arizona | #66 | 53 | 1 in 265 |
| New Mexico | #66 | 47 | 1 in 245 |
| Rhode Island | #67 | 29 | 1 in 277 |
| New Jersey | #68 | 194 | 1 in 296 |
| District of Columbia | #71 | 48 | 1 in 282 |
| Maryland | #74 | 105 | 1 in 286 |
| Missouri | #78 | 125 | 1 in 356 |
| Pennsylvania | #79 | 359 | 1 in 323 |
| Texas | #82 | 309 | 1 in 363 |
| Massachusetts | #83 | 146 | 1 in 367 |
| Connecticut | #92 | 59 | 1 in 411 |
| Kentucky | #92 | 80 | 1 in 411 |
| Maine | #93 | 27 | 1 in 356 |
| Vermont | #95 | 11 | 1 in 326 |
| New York | #98 | 414 | 1 in 410 |
| Nevada | #99 | 7 | 1 in 311 |
| New Hampshire | #106 | 12 | 1 in 446 |
| Illinois | #112 | 214 | 1 in 496 |
| Kansas | #113 | 44 | 1 in 478 |
| West Virginia | #117 | 36 | 1 in 537 |
| Oklahoma | #119 | 40 | 1 in 533 |
| Ohio | #120 | 199 | 1 in 537 |
| Michigan | #121 | 163 | 1 in 564 |
| Wisconsin | #123 | 72 | 1 in 602 |
| Hawaii | #127 | 13 | 1 in 455 |
| California | #128 | 298 | 1 in 547 |
| Indiana | #130 | 82 | 1 in 615 |
| Montana | #132 | 13 | 1 in 505 |
| Washington | #141 | 46 | 1 in 619 |
| Oregon | #142 | 25 | 1 in 608 |
| Colorado | #147 | 30 | 1 in 618 |
| Wyoming | #150 | 5 | 1 in 546 |
| Nebraska | #159 | 19 | 1 in 730 |
| North Dakota | #160 | 10 | 1 in 663 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 10 | 1 in 705 |
| Minnesota | #167 | 42 | 1 in 899 |
| Iowa | #171 | 32 | 1 in 860 |
| Utah | #173 | 13 | 1 in 794 |
| Idaho | #186 | 9 | 1 in 699 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dorothy
- 8 spots since 2024 (#429 → #421)
- 114 spots since 2020 (#535 → #421)
- 293 spots since 2015 (#714 → #421)
- Biggest jump: 116 spots in 2013 (#922 → #806)
- Biggest drop: 177 spots in 2005 (#848 → #1,025)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1924 at #2 (39,996 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: 36 yrs · run 1904–1939
- Top 100: 72 yrs · run 1890–1961
- Top 1,000: 141 yrs · run 1880–2004
- Highest: 1 in 31 girls born in 1923 were named Dorothy (3.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,163 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #2 in 1924, was only 1 in 31 (3.2%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 33.2% of all girls named Dorothy (368,875) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,088 | #102 (1889) | #127 |
| 1890s | 10,846 | #35 (1899) | #60 |
| 1900s | 39,112 | #5 (1909) | #12 |
| 1910s | 207,475 | #3 (1918) | #3 |
| 1920s | 368,875 | #2 (1924) | #2 |
| 1930s | 210,415 | #3 (1930) | #6 |
| 1940s | 132,257 | #12 (1940) | #21 |
| 1950s | 74,475 | #35 (1950) | #62 |
| 1960s | 33,011 | #95 (1960) | #129 |
| 1970s | 11,664 | #180 (1970) | #233 |
| 1980s | 7,143 | #278 (1980) | #341 |
| 1990s | 4,211 | #426 (1990) | #577 |
| 2000s | 2,717 | #736 (2000) | #923 |
| 2010s | 3,958 | #561 (2019) | #750 |
| 2020s | 3,984 | #421 (2025) | #470 |
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.
Dorothy in 1958
Top girls' names in 1958
Top boys' names in 1958
More about 1958
girls
2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 363 of them was named Dorothy, which outranked 98.8% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 106,120 of them was named Dorothy, which outranked 60.8% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,724Thompson21
- #1,724Woodie21
- #1,724Zachery21
- #1,766Dorothy20
- #1,766Agapito20
- #1,766Algie20
- #1,766Alvino20
- #1,838Alice19
- #1,838Ardis19
- #1,838Arnett19
Tied with 71 names at #1,766; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.