Dorethy

DOH-reh-thee /ˈdoɹɛθi/
girl 3 syllables fading

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

Dorethy is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1939. Dorethy was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1926 (12 births).

About the name Dorethy

PronunciationDOH-reh-thee /ˈdoɹɛθi/
12peak births 1926
1916first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorethy

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How popular is Dorethy?

Girls named Dorethy
191619201925193019351939
Girls named Dorethy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1939 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1939) 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

Dorethy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19395—#4,414
19365—#4,361
192910—#2,977
19288—#3,511
19278—#3,622
192612—#2,746
19255—#5,159
19249—#3,464
19226—#4,590
19216—#4,615
19208—#3,702
19185—#5,018
19176—#4,223
19165—#4,607
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