Dorthey

DAWR-thee /ˈdɔːɹθi/
girl 2 syllables fading

Dorthey is a rare variant of Dorothy that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Dorthey is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1969. Dorthey was first reported in SSA data in 1905 and peaked in 1932 (59 births).

About the name Dorthey

PronunciationDAWR-thee /ˈdɔːɹθi/
59peak births 1932
1905first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorthey

How popular is Dorthey?

Girls named Dorthey
19051910192019301940195019601969
Girls named Dorthey per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1905–1969 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1969) 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

Dorthey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19695—#7,779
19686—#6,451
19676—#6,225
196511—#4,010
19645—#7,036
196313—#3,673
196213—#3,643
19619—#4,632
196013—#3,549
195910—#4,098
19589—#4,268
195714—#3,190
195615—#3,086
195515—#3,010
195411—#3,550
195310—#3,770
195210—#3,617
195127—#1,894
195017—#2,459
194913—#2,885
194823—#2,023
194724—#2,011
194621—#2,043
194530—#1,489
194429—#1,524
194336—#1,372
194230—#1,505
194129—#1,452
194030—#1,379
193935—#1,247
193829—#1,391
193744—#1,074
193636—#1,190
193539—#1,123
193451—#969
193347—#1,011
193259—#916
193148—#1,013
193049—#1,054
192942—#1,139
192838—#1,241
192748—#1,100
192639—#1,247
192553—#1,038
192458—#1,004
192340—#1,233
192253—#1,036
192148—#1,099
192041—#1,196
191926—#1,576
191828—#1,504
191728—#1,408
191624—#1,544
191516—#1,987
191418—#1,560
19136—#2,915
19126—#2,721
19116—#2,265
19108—#1,816
19096—#2,022
19056—#1,762