Dorothy
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning gift of God.
Babies a year
253
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#421
up from #431
UK popularity
#199
253 babies · down from #193
How Dorothy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #714 |
| 2016 | #646 |
| 2017 | #589 |
| 2018 | #585 |
| 2019 | #561 |
| 2020 | #533 |
| 2021 | #482 |
| 2022 | #487 |
| 2023 | #467 |
| 2024 | #431 |
| 2025 | #421 |
In 2025, 253 babies in England and Wales were named Dorothy. In the US, 498 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 39,997 in 1924.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dorothy was most common in 1925, when it went to 3.05% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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