Is Dorthy a boy or girl name?
Dorthy was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 20,408 US babies named Dorthy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,472
- Babies named Dorthy since 1885
- 20,408
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 700 babies
Boys and girls named Dorthy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 347 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,125 | 100% |
| 1920s | 20 | 5,747 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 53 | 5,178 | 99% |
| 1940s | 6 | 3,345 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,828 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 795 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 212 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,602 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,478 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,532 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,705 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,794 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,087 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,953 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,004 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,354 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,273 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,491 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,758 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,613 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,111 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,956 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,064 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,096 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,021 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,141 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,606 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,096 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,582 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,737 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,978 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,146 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,916 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,272 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,757 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,795 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,240 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,401 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,705 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,227 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,918 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,616 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,539 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,068 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,543 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,537 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,157 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,896 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,761 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,368 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,127 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,931 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,030 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,328 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,515 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,098 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,811 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,833 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,912 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,760 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,715 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,483 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,450 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,169 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,363 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,129 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,185 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 133 | #930 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 120 | #976 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 132 | #909 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 161 | #790 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 155 | #813 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 177 | #728 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 187 | #685 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 194 | #664 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 188 | #659 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 187 | #652 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 216 | #583 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 231 | #542 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 271 | #487 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 272 | #492 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 309 | #465 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 307 | #440 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 301 | #412 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 379 | #357 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,314 | 351 | #390 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 390 | #352 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 365 | #345 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 400 | #318 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,661 | 401 | #309 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,945 | 422 | #305 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 465 | #285 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,249 | 438 | #294 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,036 | 532 | #265 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 577 | #261 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,370 | 554 | #259 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,505 | 576 | #261 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,706 | 529 | #270 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 684 | #234 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 617 | #255 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 641 | #251 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,353 | 695 | #248 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,207 | 648 | #261 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 580 | #276 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 608 | #265 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,561 | 517 | #285 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 513 | #288 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 491 | #297 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 437 | #313 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 382 | #324 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 412 | #315 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 322 | #350 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 278 | #371 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 228 | #398 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 143 | #458 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 126 | #439 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 110 | #452 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 57 | #568 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 67 | #495 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 73 | #433 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 47 | #538 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 39 | #592 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 33 | #625 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 28 | #669 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 29 | #644 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 32 | #580 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 21 | #761 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 21 | #705 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 24 | #748 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 15 | #850 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 14 | #930 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,619 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,323 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,004 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #864 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,123 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,062 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,064 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #953 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dorthy reached #2,505 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #234 in 1930. 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 Dorthy
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.