Dorothy - A very unique female name
Dorothy, meaning gift of God, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #4. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Dorothy and more.
With that position 1 in 6,309 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Dorothy peaked in popularity 99 years ago in 1920 on position 2.
Famous with this name

Dorothy Hart

Dorothy Provine

Dorothy Lamour
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Dorothy is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Dorothy is currently topping the baby name charts in South Carolina at position #424 - and is the least popular in Florida at position #1,444.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Dorothy is where you live.
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Dorothy origin and meaning
Dorothy is a 7 letter name with 3 syllables. This name means gift of God. To see famous people named Dorothy, pop culture references for the name Dorothy and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Dorothy
We've found the following names that sound similar to Dorothy, sorted by popularity.
Dorothea / Dorthy / Doretha / Dortha / Dorotha / Doretta / Dorathy / Dorthey / Dorthea / Doreatha /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 929 |
2011 | 944 |
2010 | 1081 |
2009 | 1107 |
2008 | 1060 |
2007 | 1039 |
2006 | 1006 |
2005 | 1035 |
2004 | 849 |
2003 | 827 |
2002 | 877 |
2001 | 754 |
2000 | 734 |
1999 | 673 |
1998 | 705 |
1997 | 684 |
1996 | 644 |
1995 | 609 |
1994 | 552 |
1993 | 519 |
1992 | 489 |
1991 | 496 |
1990 | 429 |
1989 | 403 |
1988 | 399 |
1987 | 381 |
1986 | 373 |
1985 | 332 |
1984 | 335 |
1983 | 311 |
1982 | 298 |
1981 | 306 |
1980 | 278 |
1979 | 272 |
1978 | 260 |
1977 | 268 |
1976 | 243 |
1975 | 250 |
1974 | 232 |
1973 | 215 |
1972 | 220 |
1971 | 191 |
1970 | 180 |
1969 | 181 |
1968 | 157 |
1967 | 148 |
1966 | 137 |
1965 | 129 |
1964 | 118 |
1963 | 116 |
1962 | 111 |
1961 | 99 |
1960 | 95 |
1959 | 94 |
1958 | 86 |
1957 | 74 |
1956 | 72 |
1955 | 64 |
1954 | 55 |
1953 | 49 |
1952 | 46 |
1951 | 42 |
1950 | 35 |
1949 | 32 |
1948 | 29 |
1947 | 26 |
1946 | 23 |
1945 | 21 |
1944 | 19 |
1943 | 19 |
1942 | 17 |
1941 | 14 |
1940 | 12 |
1939 | 9 |
1938 | 8 |
1937 | 8 |
1936 | 6 |
1935 | 6 |
1934 | 5 |
1933 | 4 |
1932 | 4 |
1931 | 3 |
1930 | 3 |
1929 | 3 |
1928 | 3 |
1927 | 2 |
1926 | 2 |
1925 | 2 |
1924 | 2 |
1923 | 2 |
1922 | 2 |
1921 | 2 |
1920 | 2 |
1919 | 3 |
1918 | 3 |
1917 | 3 |
1916 | 3 |
1915 | 3 |
1914 | 3 |
1913 | 3 |
1912 | 3 |
1911 | 4 |
1910 | 4 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
South Carolina | 424 |
Kentucky | 463 |
Mississippi | 497 |
Utah | 625 |
Arizona | 655 |
Massachusetts | 716 |
Oregon | 773 |
Colorado | 805 |
Wisconsin | 831 |
Tennessee | 834 |
Georgia | 834 |
New York | 849 |
Ohio | 861 |
Michigan | 891 |
North Carolina | 905 |
Illinois | 931 |
California | 954 |
Washington | 973 |
Minnesota | 977 |
Pennsylvania | 1025 |
Texas | 1130 |
Florida | 1444 |
Even more about Dorothy
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.