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Dorothy

Pronounced /ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/

Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1930 · #483
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:714 in 2024 (#432)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • No boys were recorded as Dorothy in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
  • It peaked in 1930 with 153 babies, ranked #483.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1894.
  • 3,677 boys have been named Dorothy since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Dorothy per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
  6. 0
    Gen Z
  7. 0
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 1,373 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Silent: 1,730 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Boomers: 434 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 84 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 22 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈdɔɹ.ə.θi/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Dorothy, CC BY-SA 4.0.