The first name Dorthy
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dorthy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Dorthy, the 11,191st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1927, when 695 were.
20,417
babies named Dorthy since 1880
#11,191
rank in 2025
1927
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Dorthy a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 20,417 US babies named Dorthy since 1880 were girls.
- When was Dorthy most popular?
- 1927 in the United States, when 695 babies were named Dorthy, its highest rank at 248th.