Dorothy

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Dorothy is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,115,156 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,111,479 as girls and 3,677 as boys. Dorothy gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly. It is the #34 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 714
2023 664
2022 645
2021 649
2020 563
2019 546
2018 529
2017 507
2016 455
2015 398
2014 385
2013 335
2012 279
2011 279
2010 243
2009 227
2008 244
2007 263
2006 267
2005 237
2004 290
2003 292
2002 264
2001 319
2000 314
1999 335
1998 312
1997 316
1996 350
1995 377
1994 443
1993 476
1992 509
1991 497
1990 596
1989 626
1988 608
1987 614
1986 629
1985 724
1984 681
1983 765
1982 829
1981 793
1980 896
1979 890
1978 914
1977 933
1976 982
1975 981
1974 1,098
1973 1,182
1972 1,281
1971 1,624
1970 1,804
1969 1,788
1968 2,097
1967 2,326
1966 2,676
1965 2,974
1964 3,545
1963 3,806
1962 4,089
1961 4,744
1960 5,097
1959 5,245
1958 5,559
1957 6,432
1956 6,880
1955 7,272
1954 7,812
1953 8,182
1952 8,633
1951 9,120
1950 9,578
1949 10,436
1948 11,346
1947 12,785
1946 12,840
1945 12,375
1944 13,427
1943 14,860
1942 15,097
1941 14,638
1940 14,960
1939 15,242
1938 16,456
1937 16,646
1936 17,767
1935 19,527
1934 21,397
1933 22,169
1932 25,089
1931 26,665
1930 30,562
1929 31,595
1928 33,855
1927 36,117
1926 36,737
1925 38,669
1924 40,097
1923 39,135
1922 37,782
1921 39,174
1920 36,719
1919 31,799
1918 32,089
1917 28,912
1916 27,490
1915 25,198
1914 18,822
1913 14,717
1912 12,687
1911 8,900
1910 7,342
1909 6,279
1908 5,722
1907 4,988
1906 4,346
1905 3,948
1904 3,494
1903 3,085
1902 2,714
1901 2,173
1900 2,499
1899 1,695
1898 1,671
1897 1,478
1896 1,366
1895 1,132
1894 1,059
1893 821
1892 626
1891 566
1890 458
1889 377
1888 373
1887 272
1886 230
1885 196
1884 163
1883 141
1882 115
1881 109
1880 112