Dorothey

DOH-rah-thee /ˈdoɹɑːθi/
girl 3 syllables fading

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

Dorothey is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1968. Dorothey was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1925 (46 births).

About the name Dorothey

PronunciationDOH-rah-thee /ˈdoɹɑːθi/
46peak births 1925
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorothey

How popular is Dorothey?

Girls named Dorothey
1912192019301940195019601968
Girls named Dorothey per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1968 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1968) 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

Dorothey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19685—#7,297
19628—#4,980
19619—#4,631
19608—#4,875
19585—#6,342
195714—#3,189
19567—#4,962
19558—#4,481
195412—#3,369
195310—#3,769
195214—#2,955
195120—#2,263
195014—#2,806
194914—#2,767
194814—#2,733
194722—#2,100
194627—#1,735
194521—#1,838
194418—#2,047
194332—#1,474
194230—#1,504
194118—#1,969
194015—#2,128
193925—#1,521
193828—#1,419
193727—#1,424
193631—#1,302
193530—#1,335
193424—#1,527
193327—#1,412
193233—#1,273
193125—#1,516
193039—#1,200
192925—#1,567
192837—#1,257
192735—#1,369
192644—#1,152
192546—#1,140
192436—#1,360
192337—#1,286
192240—#1,235
192128—#1,584
192031—#1,450
191929—#1,457
191829—#1,460
191722—#1,663
191625—#1,495
191516—#1,986
191414—#1,833
19136—#2,913
19128—#2,204