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Dorothy

Girl Ancient Greek #462 in 2023

Dorothy is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Dorothy

The English form of Dorothea, the name of a legendary saint, from Δωροθέα, from t=gift + t=god.

Popularity of Dorothy

Popularity, 1880–2023

664 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,110,765 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1924

40,097 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.