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Dorothy name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dorothy ranks #421 in female records (743 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#421 · 743 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 25 female records (718 to 743); rank moved from #430 to #421.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 94 female records (649 to 743); rank moved from #483 to #421.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2025: 743 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Dorothy becoming more popular?

Dorothy's reported female count increased by 25 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #430 to #421. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Dorothy. That is not a count of zero.

Dorothy in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DorothyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7430201620252016: 456 female records2017: 507 female records2018: 530 female records2019: 546 female records2020: 565 female records2021: 649 female records2022: 645 female records2023: 664 female records2024: 718 female records2025: 743 female records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025743421——
2024718430——
2023664463——
2022645487——
2021649483——
2020565535——
2019546561——
2018530580——
2017507590——
2016456644——

Questions about Dorothy’s popularity

How common is Dorothy in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dorothy ranks #421 in female records (743 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Dorothy?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Dorothy only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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