Data through 2025

Dorothy name popularity in the United States

Dorothy ranked #421 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 743 girls named Dorothy.

Rank#421

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded743

SSA

Peak year1924

39,996 recorded

Five-year change+31.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Dorothy for boys and girls

Girls

743

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

6

Share unavailable · data from 1894 to 1989

Dorothy in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls743#421
2024girls718#429
2023girls664#463
2022girls645#486
2021girls649#483
2020girls565#535
2019girls546#561
2018girls530#580
2017girls507#590
2016girls456#644
2015girls398#714
2014girls385#727
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls743#421
2024girls718#429
2023girls664#463
2022girls645#486
2021girls649#483
2020girls565#535
2019girls546#561
2018girls530#580
2017girls507#590
2016girls456#644
2015girls398#714
2014girls385#727
2013girls335#806
2012girls279#922
2011girls279#927
2010girls243#1027
2009girls227#1116
2008girls244#1070
2007girls263#1003
2006girls267#976
2005girls237#1025
2004girls290#848
2003girls292#835
2002girls264#867
2001girls319#750
2000girls314#736
1999girls335#678
1998girls312#710
1997girls316#682
1996girls350#640
1995girls377#597
1994girls443#549
1993girls476#515
1992girls509#486
1991girls497#486
1990girls596#426
1989boys6#6941
1989girls620#398
1988girls608#396
1987girls614#381
1986girls629#373
1985boys5#6523
1985girls719#332
1984girls681#340
1983boys6#5484
1983girls759#305
1982girls829#298
1981boys5#6262
1981girls788#307
1980girls896#278
1979girls890#272
1978girls914#260
1977girls933#269
1976girls982#240
1975boys5#5464
1975girls976#250
1974girls1,098#232
1973boys7#4054
1973girls1,175#215
1972boys7#3963
1972girls1,273#218
1971girls1,624#191
1970boys5#4724
1970girls1,799#180
1969boys12#2549
1969girls1,776#181
1968boys11#2576
1968girls2,086#157
1967boys12#2352
1967girls2,314#148
1966boys12#2327
1966girls2,664#136
1965boys13#2270
1965girls2,961#130
1964boys12#2409
1964girls3,533#118
1963boys10#2673
1963girls3,796#116
1962boys16#2035
1962girls4,073#111
1961boys13#2322
1961girls4,732#99
1960boys21#1772
1960girls5,076#95
1959boys14#2200
1959girls5,231#94
1958boys20#1766
1958girls5,539#86
1957boys27#1511
1957girls6,405#74
1956boys22#1676
1956girls6,858#72
1955boys30#1396
1955girls7,242#64
1954boys22#1628
1954girls7,789#55
1953boys19#1765
1953girls8,162#49
1952boys25#1517
1952girls8,609#46
1951boys30#1344
1951girls9,089#42
1950boys28#1364
1950girls9,551#35
1949boys27#1409
1949girls10,410#32
1948boys24#1487
1948girls11,324#29
1947boys32#1297
1947girls12,753#26
1946boys42#1060
1946girls12,797#23
1945boys52#864
1945girls12,323#21
1944boys47#935
1944girls13,379#19
1943boys66#808
1943girls14,793#19
1942boys62#821
1942girls15,037#17
1941boys72#729
1941girls14,566#14
1940boys85#653
1940girls14,875#12
1939boys73#695
1939girls15,169#9
1938boys99#590
1938girls16,358#8
1937boys73#700
1937girls16,572#8
1936boys101#573
1936girls17,666#6
1935boys121#525
1935girls19,406#6
1934boys116#549
1934girls21,281#5
1933boys117#524
1933girls22,054#4
1932boys112#558
1932girls24,974#4
1931boys141#478
1931girls26,524#3
1930boys153#480
1930girls30,411#3
1929boys118#536
1929girls31,476#3
1928boys122#552
1928girls33,733#3
1927boys124#553
1927girls35,993#2
1926boys119#563
1926girls36,618#2
1925boys99#639
1925girls38,570#2
1924boys101#638
1924girls39,996#2
1923boys92#668
1923girls39,043#2
1922boys66#840
1922girls37,716#2
1921boys87#692
1921girls39,087#2
1920boys76#754
1920girls36,643#2
1919boys66#799
1919girls31,733#3
1918boys59#855
1918girls32,030#3
1917boys60#822
1917girls28,852#3
1916boys72#698
1916girls27,418#3
1915boys44#941
1915girls25,154#3
1914boys40#855
1914girls18,782#3
1913boys43#696
1913girls14,674#3
1912boys42#649
1912girls12,645#3
1911boys31#533
1911girls8,869#4
1910boys24#582
1910girls7,318#4
1909boys26#505
1909girls6,253#5
1908boys19#585
1908girls5,703#6
1907boys21#511
1907girls4,967#6
1906boys20#503
1906girls4,326#6
1905boys11#741
1905girls3,937#7
1904boys17#538
1904girls3,477#10
1903boys7#910
1903girls3,078#11
1902boys7#933
1902girls2,707#15
1901girls2,173#22
1900boys8#968
1900girls2,491#27
1899boys8#786
1899girls1,687#35
1898girls1,671#43
1897boys6#942
1897girls1,472#43
1896girls1,366#46
1895boys5#1079
1895girls1,127#57
1894boys7#857
1894girls1,052#58
1893girls821#68
1892girls626#79
1891girls566#76
1890girls458#93
1889girls377#102
1888girls373#103
1887girls272#111
1886girls230#122
1885girls196#128
1884girls163#137
1883girls141#137
1882girls115#150
1881girls109#144
1880girls112#139

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Dorothy’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+86.7%
Change since peak-98.1%