Is Dorothy a boy or girl name?
Dorothy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 714 girls and 0 boys were named Dorothy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 1,115,156 US babies named Dorothy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #431
- Babies named Dorothy since 1880
- 1,115,156
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 40,097 babies
Boys and girls named Dorothy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,088 | 100% |
| 1890s | 26 | 10,846 | 99.8% |
| 1900s | 136 | 39,112 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 481 | 207,475 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 1,004 | 368,876 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 1,106 | 210,414 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 509 | 132,255 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 237 | 74,476 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 132 | 33,010 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 24 | 11,665 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 22 | 7,143 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,211 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,717 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,956 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,235 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 714 | #431 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 664 | #462 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 645 | #487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 649 | #483 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 563 | #535 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 546 | #561 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 529 | #581 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 507 | #590 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 455 | #645 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 398 | #714 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 385 | #726 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 335 | #806 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 279 | #922 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 279 | #927 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 243 | #1,027 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,117 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 263 | #1,004 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 267 | #977 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,025 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 290 | #849 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 292 | #835 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 264 | #868 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 319 | #751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 314 | #737 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 335 | #679 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 312 | #710 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 316 | #683 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 350 | #640 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 377 | #597 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 443 | #549 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 476 | #515 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 509 | #486 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 497 | #486 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 596 | #426 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,238 | 620 | #398 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 608 | #396 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 614 | #381 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 629 | #373 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,827 | 719 | #332 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 681 | #340 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,674 | 759 | #305 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 829 | #298 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,545 | 788 | #307 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 896 | #278 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 890 | #272 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 914 | #260 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 933 | #269 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 982 | #240 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,703 | 976 | #250 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #232 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,199 | 1,175 | #215 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,104 | 1,274 | #218 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,624 | #191 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,910 | 1,799 | #180 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,576 | 1,776 | #181 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,611 | 2,086 | #157 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,391 | 2,314 | #148 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,364 | 2,664 | #136 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,294 | 2,961 | #130 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,450 | 3,533 | #118 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,724 | 3,796 | #116 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,059 | 4,073 | #111 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,351 | 4,731 | #99 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,784 | 5,076 | #95 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,225 | 5,231 | #94 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,783 | 5,539 | #86 |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,519 | 6,405 | #74 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,689 | 6,858 | #72 |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,404 | 7,242 | #64 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,641 | 7,790 | #55 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,780 | 8,163 | #49 |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,525 | 8,608 | #46 |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,353 | 9,090 | #42 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,375 | 9,550 | #35 |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,414 | 10,409 | #32 |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,499 | 11,322 | #29 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,304 | 12,753 | #26 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,062 | 12,798 | #23 |
| 1945 | 52 | #864 | 12,323 | #21 |
| 1944 | 47 | #938 | 13,380 | #19 |
| 1943 | 66 | #808 | 14,794 | #19 |
| 1942 | 62 | #824 | 15,035 | #17 |
| 1941 | 72 | #731 | 14,566 | #14 |
| 1940 | 85 | #656 | 14,875 | #12 |
| 1939 | 73 | #695 | 15,169 | #9 |
| 1938 | 99 | #594 | 16,357 | #8 |
| 1937 | 73 | #701 | 16,573 | #8 |
| 1936 | 101 | #574 | 17,666 | #6 |
| 1935 | 121 | #525 | 19,406 | #6 |
| 1934 | 116 | #550 | 21,281 | #5 |
| 1933 | 117 | #524 | 22,052 | #4 |
| 1932 | 112 | #558 | 24,977 | #4 |
| 1931 | 141 | #479 | 26,524 | #3 |
| 1930 | 153 | #480 | 30,409 | #3 |
| 1929 | 118 | #538 | 31,477 | #3 |
| 1928 | 122 | #552 | 33,733 | #3 |
| 1927 | 124 | #553 | 35,993 | #2 |
| 1926 | 119 | #564 | 36,618 | #2 |
| 1925 | 99 | #639 | 38,570 | #2 |
| 1924 | 101 | #639 | 39,996 | #2 |
| 1923 | 92 | #668 | 39,043 | #2 |
| 1922 | 66 | #843 | 37,716 | #2 |
| 1921 | 87 | #694 | 39,087 | #2 |
| 1920 | 76 | #756 | 36,643 | #2 |
| 1919 | 66 | #802 | 31,733 | #3 |
| 1918 | 59 | #860 | 32,030 | #3 |
| 1917 | 60 | #824 | 28,852 | #3 |
| 1916 | 72 | #703 | 27,418 | #3 |
| 1915 | 44 | #943 | 25,154 | #3 |
| 1914 | 40 | #858 | 18,782 | #3 |
| 1913 | 43 | #700 | 14,674 | #3 |
| 1912 | 42 | #651 | 12,645 | #3 |
| 1911 | 31 | #535 | 8,869 | #4 |
| 1910 | 24 | #585 | 7,318 | #4 |
| 1909 | 26 | #507 | 6,253 | #5 |
| 1908 | 19 | #596 | 5,703 | #6 |
| 1907 | 21 | #517 | 4,967 | #6 |
| 1906 | 20 | #508 | 4,326 | #6 |
| 1905 | 11 | #756 | 3,937 | #7 |
| 1904 | 17 | #544 | 3,477 | #10 |
| 1903 | 7 | #932 | 3,078 | #11 |
| 1902 | 7 | #954 | 2,707 | #15 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 2,173 | #22 |
| 1900 | 8 | #984 | 2,491 | #27 |
| 1899 | 8 | #801 | 1,687 | #35 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 1,671 | #43 |
| 1897 | 6 | #973 | 1,472 | #43 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 1,366 | #46 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,121 | 1,127 | #57 |
| 1894 | 7 | #885 | 1,052 | #58 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 821 | #68 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 626 | #79 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 566 | #76 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 458 | #93 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 377 | #102 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 373 | #103 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 272 | #112 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 230 | #122 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 196 | #128 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 163 | #137 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 141 | #137 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 115 | #150 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 109 | #144 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 112 | #139 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dorothy reached #479 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1920. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dorothy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.