Dorathy

DOH-ruh-thee /ˈdoɹəθi/
girl 3 syllables fading

Dorathy is a rare variant of Dorothy that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Dorathy is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Dorathy was first reported in SSA data in 1895 and peaked in 1921 (81 births).

About the name Dorathy

PronunciationDOH-ruh-thee /ˈdoɹəθi/
81peak births 1921
1895first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorathy

How popular is Dorathy?

Girls named Dorathy
189519001920194019601978
Girls named Dorathy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1895–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dorathy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19785—#10,173
19776—#8,735
19717—#6,784
19699—#5,152
19686—#6,446
19677—#5,619
196612—#3,791
19656—#5,989
196410—#4,426
19635—#6,863
196212—#3,845
19617—#5,443
196011—#3,972
195911—#3,884
195812—#3,596
195713—#3,360
195613—#3,384
19556—#5,358
195412—#3,367
195316—#2,720
195221—#2,283
195116—#2,617
195029—#1,770
194913—#2,881
194818—#2,351
194713—#2,937
194625—#1,822
194524—#1,706
194428—#1,553
194326—#1,679
194222—#1,817
194119—#1,898
194025—#1,554
193917—#1,962
193824—#1,558
193730—#1,337
193631—#1,301
193528—#1,387
193436—#1,191
193342—#1,079
193230—#1,353
193141—#1,108
193039—#1,199
192949—#1,045
192865—#919
192759—#991
192645—#1,136
192564—#933
192474—#871
192357—#996
192269—#879
192181—#815
192063—#918
191964—#879
191879—#802
191761—#888
191657—#896
191553—#906
191436—#992
191333—#931
191229—#942
191117—#1,083
19108—#1,814
190912—#1,236
190813—#1,153
19075—#2,149
19069—#1,354
19056—#1,760
190411—#1,113
19036—#1,650
19026—#1,651
19016—#1,533
18958—#1,217