Skip to content

Dorthy

DOR-thee /ˈdɔrθi/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#10,917 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
8 (<0.01% of girls)
Trend
Slipping #8,406 in 2020 to #10,917 in 2025
Peak
#234 in 1930
First recorded
1885

Meaning of Dorthy

In the sun-dappled courtyards of a Spanish villa, Dorthy arrives like a gentle breeze carrying the promise of a cherished gift—its Greek roots in Dorothea literally mean “gift of God,” and here it unfurls with a warm, unisex embrace. Pronounced DOR-thee, this vintage gem has long conjured images of golden afternoons and whispered blessings, and today’s parents are rediscovering its balanced melody as a name that feels both timeless and freshly minted. With a Latin flair that hints at fiesta and familia, Dorthy weaves together generosity, hope and divine favor, inviting each little one who wears it to dance through life as a living reminder that sometimes, the greatest treasures come wrapped in the simplest syllables.

How to pronounce Dorthy

English

Popularity of Dorthy in the U.S.

Dorthy was the #10,917 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 8 babies. It peaked at #234 in 1930. It first appears in the records in 1885.

Bar and line chart: Dorthy in the U.S., 1885–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 695 in 1927 and 8 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #234 in 1930, #10,917 in 2025.
  • Girls named Dorthy (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1885–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1885⁠–⁠2025 135 rows
Dorthy: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025810,917▲ 1,244
2024712,161▼ 3,675
2023128,486▲ 2,745
2022811,231back (not recorded in 2021)
2020128,406▲ 2,067
2019910,473▲ 72
2018910,545▲ 2,168
2017712,713▲ 3,502
2016516,215▼ 1,733
2015614,482▼ 4,353
20141010,129▲ 6,418
2013516,547▼ 1,585
2012614,962▼ 1,615
2011713,347▼ 1,071
2010812,276▲ 1,428
2009713,704▲ 1,701
2008615,405▲ 86
2007615,491▼ 5,590
2006119,901▲ 4,601
2005614,502▼ 1,741
2004712,761▼ 1,436
2003811,325▲ 2,270
2002613,595▼ 4,244
2001109,351▼ 817
2000118,534▲ 271
1999108,805▼ 2,732
1998166,073▲ 1,669
1997117,742▼ 612
1996127,130▼ 489
1995136,641▼ 928
1994165,713▲ 2,339
1993108,052▼ 1,738
1992146,314▲ 274
1991136,588▼ 457
1990146,131▼ 1,283
1989184,848▼ 1,263
1988263,585▲ 3,768
198797,353▼ 3,325
1986204,028▼ 511
1985243,517▲ 961
1984164,478▼ 369
1983184,109▼ 1,016
1982283,093▲ 766
1981203,859▼ 1,110
1980332,749▲ 584
1979243,333▼ 235
1978253,098▼ 189
1977272,909▲ 93
1976243,002▼ 681
1975352,321▲ 176
1974302,497▼ 403
1973382,094▼ 290
1972471,804▲ 24
1971481,828▲ 76
1970451,904▼ 149
1969481,755▼ 47
1968471,708▼ 230
1967571,478▼ 30
1966581,448▼ 280
1965841,168▲ 193
1964681,361▼ 235
1963941,126▲ 58
1962861,184▼ 255
1961133929▲ 47
1960120976▼ 67
1959132909▼ 119
1958161790▲ 22
1957155812▼ 85
1956177727▼ 43
1955187684▼ 21
1954194663▼ 5
1953188658▼ 6
1952187652▼ 69
1951216583▼ 41
1950231542▼ 55
1949271487▲ 5
1948272492▼ 27
1947309465▼ 25
1946307440▼ 29
1945301411▼ 55
1944379356▲ 34
1943351390▼ 38
1942390352▼ 7
1941365345▼ 27
1940400318▼ 9
1939401309▼ 4
1938422305▼ 20
1937465285▲ 9
1936438294▼ 29
1935532265▼ 4
1934577261▼ 2
1933554259▲ 2
1932576261▲ 9
1931529270▼ 36
1930684234▲ 21
1929617255▼ 4
1928641251▼ 3
1927695248▲ 13
1926649261▲ 15
1925580276▼ 11
1924608265▲ 20
1923517285▲ 3
1922513288▲ 9
1921491297▲ 16
1920437313▲ 11
1919382324▼ 9
1918412315▲ 35
1917322350▲ 21
1916278371▲ 27
1915228398▲ 60
1914143458▼ 19
1913126439▲ 13
1912110452▲ 112
191157564▼ 69
191067495▼ 64
190973431▲ 104
190847535▲ 53
190739588▲ 34
190633622▲ 42
190528664▼ 24
190429640▼ 66
190332574▲ 182
190221756▼ 57
190121699▲ 43
190024742▲ 93
189915835▲ 85
189814920▲ 635
189751,555▼ 263
189671,292▼ 306
189511986▼ 136
189413850back (not recorded in 1891–1893)
189071,099back (not recorded in 1889)
188871,036–
188761,036back (not recorded in 1886)
18856921new

Notable people named Dorthy

  • Dorthy Elaine Moxley was an American educator and crime victim advocate who sought justice after her daughter Martha's murder in 1975.