Dorothy Girl
How popular is Dorothy?
#421 girl name in 2025
743 baby girls were named Dorothy in the US in 2025, making it the 421st most popular girl name.
275,061living people named Dorothy (est.)
79median age of people named Dorothy
1,115,908babies named Dorothy since 1880
1 in 4,462US babies born in 2025
Dorothy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #421 for girls (▲ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 743 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+87% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #714 in 2015, #535 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1924 (39,996 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2 in 1920 (8 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dorothy is most popular
Babies named Dorothy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Hampshire: 1.5 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Montana: 1.3 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Wyoming: 1.2 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Wisconsin: 1.1 per 1,000 (114 girls)
- Indiana: 0.9 per 1,000 (131 girls)
Dorothy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,088 | #102 |
| 1890s | 10,846 | #35 |
| 1900s | 39,112 | #5 |
| 1910s | 207,475 | #3 |
| 1920s | 368,875 | #2 |
| 1930s | 210,415 | #3 |
| 1940s | 132,257 | #12 |
| 1950s | 74,475 | #35 |
| 1960s | 33,011 | #95 |
| 1970s | 11,664 | #180 |
| 1980s | 7,143 | #278 |
| 1990s | 4,211 | #426 |
| 2000s | 2,717 | #736 |
| 2010s | 3,958 | #561 |
| 2020s | 3,984 | #421 |
Girl names about as popular as Dorothy
Questions
- Is Dorothy a boy or girl name?
- Dorothy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dorothy were girls.
- How popular is the name Dorothy?
- 743 baby girls were named Dorothy in the US in 2025, making it the 421st most popular girl name.
- When was Dorothy most popular?
- Dorothy peaked in 1924, when 39,996 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2, held for 8 years starting in 1920.
- How many people are named Dorothy?
- 1,115,908 babies have been named Dorothy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 275,061 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 79.
- Where is Dorothy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dorothy was most common in New Hampshire, at 1.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.