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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#68 · 1 in 233
- South Carolina#107 · 1 in 427
- Mississippi#111 · 1 in 433
- Georgia#131 · 1 in 580
- New Mexico#135 · 1 in 509
Best ever in a state: #1 in Oregon, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #68 | 9 | 1 in 233 |
| South Carolina | #107 | 45 | 1 in 427 |
| Mississippi | #111 | 40 | 1 in 433 |
| Georgia | #131 | 62 | 1 in 580 |
| New Mexico | #135 | 15 | 1 in 509 |
| Florida | #139 | 68 | 1 in 654 |
| South Dakota | #147 | 7 | 1 in 546 |
| Kentucky | #164 | 30 | 1 in 792 |
| Maine | #171 | 8 | 1 in 818 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 78 | 1 in 924 |
| Virginia | #175 | 35 | 1 in 846 |
| District of Columbia | #182 | 10 | 1 in 741 |
| Tennessee | #186 | 32 | 1 in 885 |
| Massachusetts | #189 | 31 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Alabama | #191 | 26 | 1 in 929 |
| Arizona | #194 | 18 | 1 in 804 |
| Connecticut | #194 | 15 | 1 in 1,055 |
| New York | #198 | 108 | 1 in 1,026 |
| West Virginia | #198 | 12 | 1 in 1,016 |
| Colorado | #204 | 17 | 1 in 926 |
| North Carolina | #204 | 34 | 1 in 1,079 |
| New Jersey | #210 | 37 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Arkansas | #214 | 13 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Michigan | #214 | 52 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Missouri | #218 | 28 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Maryland | #219 | 19 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Oklahoma | #220 | 16 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Louisiana | #223 | 26 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Texas | #223 | 92 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Indiana | #224 | 31 | 1 in 1,195 |
| Illinois | #240 | 59 | 1 in 1,264 |
| Ohio | #246 | 53 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Utah | #246 | 9 | 1 in 1,170 |
| California | #326 | 78 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Minnesota | #331 | 9 | 1 in 2,674 |
| Wisconsin | #353 | 9 | 1 in 3,056 |
| Washington | #495 | 5 | 1 in 3,838 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,195 of them was named Dorothy, which outranked 97.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 231,658 of them was named Dorothy, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,622Yamil8
- #3,622Yvette8
- #3,622Zenas8
- #3,963Dorothy7
- #3,963Abayomi7
- #3,963Abdon7
- #3,963Adolf7
- #4,441Abelino6
- #4,441Abimael6
- #4,441Abrahm6
Tied with 477 names at #3,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.