Baby names
How popular is the name Dorothy?
In 2025, 743 baby girls in the U.S. were named Dorothy, the 421st most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1924, when 39,996 girls got the name. 1,112,231 girls have been named Dorothy since 1880. 3,677 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#421
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
743
girls named Dorothy
Peak year
1924
39,996 girls
Girls named Dorothy each year since 1880
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The numbers for Dorothy (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 743 |
| 2024 | 718 |
| 2023 | 664 |
| 2022 | 645 |
| 2021 | 649 |
| 2020 | 565 |
| 2019 | 546 |
| 2018 | 530 |
| 2017 | 507 |
| 2016 | 456 |
| 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 | 620 |
| 1988 | 608 |
| 1987 | 614 |
| 1986 | 629 |
| 1985 | 719 |
| 1984 | 681 |
| 1983 | 759 |
| 1982 | 829 |
| 1981 | 788 |
| 1980 | 896 |
| 1979 | 890 |
| 1978 | 914 |
| 1977 | 933 |
| 1976 | 982 |
| 1975 | 976 |
| 1974 | 1,098 |
| 1973 | 1,175 |
| 1972 | 1,273 |
| 1971 | 1,624 |
| 1970 | 1,799 |
| 1969 | 1,776 |
| 1968 | 2,086 |
| 1967 | 2,314 |
| 1966 | 2,664 |
| 1965 | 2,961 |
| 1964 | 3,533 |
| 1963 | 3,796 |
| 1962 | 4,073 |
| 1961 | 4,732 |
| 1960 | 5,076 |
| 1959 | 5,231 |
| 1958 | 5,539 |
| 1957 | 6,405 |
| 1956 | 6,858 |
| 1955 | 7,242 |
| 1954 | 7,789 |
| 1953 | 8,162 |
| 1952 | 8,609 |
| 1951 | 9,089 |
| 1950 | 9,551 |
| 1949 | 10,410 |
| 1948 | 11,324 |
| 1947 | 12,753 |
| 1946 | 12,797 |
| 1945 | 12,323 |
| 1944 | 13,379 |
| 1943 | 14,793 |
| 1942 | 15,037 |
| 1941 | 14,566 |
| 1940 | 14,875 |
| 1939 | 15,169 |
| 1938 | 16,358 |
| 1937 | 16,572 |
| 1936 | 17,666 |
| 1935 | 19,406 |
| 1934 | 21,281 |
| 1933 | 22,054 |
| 1932 | 24,974 |
| 1931 | 26,524 |
| 1930 | 30,411 |
| 1929 | 31,476 |
| 1928 | 33,733 |
| 1927 | 35,993 |
| 1926 | 36,618 |
| 1925 | 38,570 |
| 1924 | 39,996 |
| 1923 | 39,043 |
| 1922 | 37,716 |
| 1921 | 39,087 |
| 1920 | 36,643 |
| 1919 | 31,733 |
| 1918 | 32,030 |
| 1917 | 28,852 |
| 1916 | 27,418 |
| 1915 | 25,154 |
| 1914 | 18,782 |
| 1913 | 14,674 |
| 1912 | 12,645 |
| 1911 | 8,869 |
| 1910 | 7,318 |
| 1909 | 6,253 |
| 1908 | 5,703 |
| 1907 | 4,967 |
| 1906 | 4,326 |
| 1905 | 3,937 |
| 1904 | 3,477 |
| 1903 | 3,078 |
| 1902 | 2,707 |
| 1901 | 2,173 |
| 1900 | 2,491 |
| 1899 | 1,687 |
| 1898 | 1,671 |
| 1897 | 1,472 |
| 1896 | 1,366 |
| 1895 | 1,127 |
| 1894 | 1,052 |
| 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 |
Boys named Dorothy each year since 1880
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The numbers for Dorothy (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1980 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1977 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1976 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1966 | 12 |
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1963 | 10 |
| 1962 | 16 |
| 1961 | 13 |
| 1960 | 21 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1958 | 20 |
| 1957 | 27 |
| 1956 | 22 |
| 1955 | 30 |
| 1954 | 22 |
| 1953 | 19 |
| 1952 | 25 |
| 1951 | 30 |
| 1950 | 28 |
| 1949 | 27 |
| 1948 | 24 |
| 1947 | 32 |
| 1946 | 42 |
| 1945 | 52 |
| 1944 | 47 |
| 1943 | 66 |
| 1942 | 62 |
| 1941 | 72 |
| 1940 | 85 |
| 1939 | 73 |
| 1938 | 99 |
| 1937 | 73 |
| 1936 | 101 |
| 1935 | 121 |
| 1934 | 116 |
| 1933 | 117 |
| 1932 | 112 |
| 1931 | 141 |
| 1930 | 153 |
| 1929 | 118 |
| 1928 | 122 |
| 1927 | 124 |
| 1926 | 119 |
| 1925 | 99 |
| 1924 | 101 |
| 1923 | 92 |
| 1922 | 66 |
| 1921 | 87 |
| 1920 | 76 |
| 1919 | 66 |
| 1918 | 59 |
| 1917 | 60 |
| 1916 | 72 |
| 1915 | 44 |
| 1914 | 40 |
| 1913 | 43 |
| 1912 | 42 |
| 1911 | 31 |
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1908 | 19 |
| 1907 | 21 |
| 1906 | 20 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1904 | 17 |
| 1903 | 7 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.