Dorthy
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1943 at #3,231
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1930 · 684 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,338since 1885
Dorthy over time
Rank among girls' names. Dorthy has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #10,917 | 8 | — | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | — | |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | — | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | — | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | — | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | — | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | — | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | — | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | — | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | — | |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | — | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | — | |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | — | |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | — | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,093 | 28 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,859 | 20 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,749 | 33 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,321 | 35 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,094 | 38 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,828 | 48 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,904 | 45 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,755 | 48 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,708 | 47 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,478 | 57 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,448 | 58 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,168 | 84 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,361 | 68 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,126 | 94 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,184 | 86 | — | |
| 1961 | #929 | 133 | — | |
| 1960 | #976 | 120 | — | |
| 1959 | #909 | 132 | — | |
| 1958 | #790 | 161 | — | |
| 1957 | #812 | 155 | — | |
| 1956 | #727 | 177 | — | |
| 1955 | #684 | 187 | — | |
| 1954 | #663 | 194 | — | |
| 1953 | #658 | 188 | — | |
| 1952 | #652 | 187 | — | |
| 1951 | #583 | 216 | — | |
| 1950 | #542 | 231 | — | |
| 1949 | #487 | 271 | — | |
| 1948 | #492 | 272 | — | |
| 1947 | #465 | 309 | — | |
| 1946 | #440 | 307 | — | |
| 1945 | #411 | 301 | — | |
| 1944 | #356 | 379 | — | |
| 1943 | #390 | 351 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #352 | 390 | — | |
| 1941 | #345 | 365 | — | |
| 1940 | #318 | 400 | — | |
| 1939 | #309 | 401 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #305 | 422 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #285 | 465 | — | |
| 1936 | #294 | 438 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #265 | 532 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #261 | 577 | — | |
| 1933 | #259 | 554 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #261 | 576 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #270 | 529 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #234 | 684 | — | |
| 1929 | #255 | 617 | — | |
| 1928 | #251 | 641 | — | |
| 1927 | #248 | 695 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #261 | 649 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #276 | 580 | — | |
| 1924 | #265 | 608 | — | |
| 1923 | #285 | 517 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #288 | 513 | — | |
| 1921 | #297 | 491 | — | |
| 1920 | #313 | 437 | — | |
| 1919 | #324 | 382 | — | |
| 1918 | #315 | 412 | — | |
| 1917 | #350 | 322 | — | |
| 1916 | #371 | 278 | — | |
| 1915 | #398 | 228 | — | |
| 1914 | #458 | 143 | — | |
| 1913 | #439 | 126 | — | |
| 1912 | #452 | 110 | — | |
| 1911 | #564 | 57 | — | |
| 1910 | #495 | 67 | — | |
| 1909 | #431 | 73 | — | |
| 1908 | #535 | 47 | — | |
| 1907 | #588 | 39 | — | |
| 1906 | #622 | 33 | — | |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 | — | |
| 1904 | #640 | 29 | — | |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | — | |
| 1902 | #756 | 21 | — | |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | — | |
| 1900 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | — | |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Dorthy! It came in at #921, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Dorthy is popular in 1935
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#110 · 1 in 441
- Tennessee#114 · 1 in 536
- Arkansas#116 · 1 in 474
- Alabama#170 · 1 in 750
- Oklahoma#172 · 1 in 814
Best ever in a state: #80 in Arkansas, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #110 | 50 | 1 in 441 |
| Tennessee | #114 | 51 | 1 in 536 |
| Arkansas | #116 | 40 | 1 in 474 |
| Alabama | #170 | 39 | 1 in 750 |
| Oklahoma | #172 | 27 | 1 in 814 |
| Texas | #178 | 69 | 1 in 823 |
| Georgia | #190 | 31 | 1 in 976 |
| Kentucky | #193 | 27 | 1 in 985 |
| West Virginia | #195 | 16 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Louisiana | #209 | 22 | 1 in 935 |
| North Carolina | #210 | 29 | 1 in 1,261 |
| South Carolina | #220 | 15 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Missouri | #227 | 18 | 1 in 1,463 |
| Florida | #243 | 9 | 1 in 1,386 |
| Indiana | #255 | 9 | 1 in 2,527 |
| Kansas | #280 | 6 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Michigan | #305 | 11 | 1 in 3,455 |
| Iowa | #328 | 5 | 1 in 3,610 |
| Virginia | #363 | 6 | 1 in 3,813 |
| Ohio | #394 | 8 | 1 in 5,721 |
| Illinois | #432 | 8 | 1 in 6,303 |
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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 Dorthy
- 1,244 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #10,917)
- 2,511 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #10,917)
- 3,565 spots since 2015 (#14,482 → #10,917)
- Biggest jump: 635 spots in 1898 (#1,555 → #920)
- Biggest drop: 306 spots in 1896 (#986 → #1,292)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1930 at #234 (684 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1898–1961
- Highest: 1 in 1,646 girls born in 1930 were named Dorthy (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.3% of all girls named Dorthy (5,748) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | #921 (1885) | #998 |
| 1890s | 72 | #835 (1899) | #1,077 |
| 1900s | 347 | #431 (1909) | #625 |
| 1910s | 2,125 | #315 (1918) | #417 |
| 1920s | 5,748 | #248 (1927) | #274 |
| 1930s | 5,178 | #234 (1930) | #274 |
| 1940s | 3,345 | #318 (1940) | #406 |
| 1950s | 1,828 | #542 (1950) | #702 |
| 1960s | 795 | #929 (1961) | #1,313 |
| 1970s | 343 | #1,804 (1972) | #2,479 |
| 1980s | 212 | #2,749 (1980) | #4,162 |
| 1990s | 129 | #5,713 (1994) | #6,919 |
| 2000s | 78 | #8,534 (2000) | #12,457 |
| 2010s | 72 | #10,129 (2014) | #13,169 |
| 2020s | 47 | #8,406 (2020) | #10,240 |
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.
Dorthy in 1935
Top girls' names in 1935
Top boys' names in 1935
More about 1935
girls
1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,971 of them was named Dorthy, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
- ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
- ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
- ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
- ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 148,764 of them was named Dorthy, which outranked 28.8% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,719Woodroe8
- #2,719Yates8
- #2,719Zigmund8
- #2,951Dorthy7
- #2,951Abdul7
- #2,951Acey7
- #2,951Achille7
- #3,252Abdon6
- #3,252Adams6
- #3,252Agustine6
Tied with 300 names at #2,951; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.