Dorthy is an established variant of Dorothy that peaked in 1927 and has since faded.
Dorthy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,191 for girl births in the United States (and #18,878 across all names), given to 8 babies. Dorthy was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1927 (695 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,191 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #12,517 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,618 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,484 | — |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,539 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #10,706 | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #10,797 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,093 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #16,958 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,007 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,356 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #17,275 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #15,491 | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #13,760 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,614 | — |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,113 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #15,958 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #16,064 | — |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #10,097 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #15,022 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,142 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,606 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #14,097 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,582 | — |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #8,737 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #8,978 | — |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #6,146 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #7,917 | — |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,272 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,757 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,795 | — |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,239 | — |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,401 | — |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,705 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,227 | — |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #4,919 | — |
| 1988 | 26 | — | #3,617 | — |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,538 | — |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #4,069 | — |
| 1985 | 24 | — | #3,544 | — |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #4,537 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,158 | — |
| 1982 | 28 | — | #3,108 | — |
| 1981 | 20 | — | #3,896 | — |
| 1980 | 33 | — | #2,761 | — |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #3,367 | — |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #3,127 | — |
| 1977 | 27 | — | #2,931 | — |
| 1976 | 24 | — | #3,030 | — |
| 1975 | 35 | — | #2,327 | — |
| 1974 | 30 | — | #2,515 | — |
| 1973 | 38 | — | #2,098 | — |
| 1972 | 47 | — | #1,811 | — |
| 1971 | 48 | — | #1,833 | — |
| 1970 | 45 | — | #1,912 | — |
| 1969 | 48 | — | #1,760 | — |
| 1968 | 47 | — | #1,716 | — |
| 1967 | 57 | — | #1,483 | — |
| 1966 | 58 | — | #1,450 | — |
| 1965 | 84 | — | #1,169 | — |
| 1964 | 68 | — | #1,363 | — |
| 1963 | 94 | — | #1,128 | — |
| 1962 | 86 | — | #1,185 | — |
| 1961 | 133 | — | #930 | — |
| 1960 | 120 | — | #977 | — |
| 1959 | 132 | — | #909 | — |
| 1958 | 161 | — | #790 | — |
| 1957 | 155 | — | #813 | — |
| 1956 | 177 | — | #727 | — |
| 1955 | 187 | — | #685 | — |
| 1954 | 194 | — | #664 | — |
| 1953 | 188 | — | #659 | — |
| 1952 | 187 | — | #653 | — |
| 1951 | 216 | — | #583 | — |
| 1950 | 231 | — | #542 | — |
| 1949 | 271 | — | #487 | — |
| 1948 | 272 | — | #492 | — |
| 1947 | 309 | — | #465 | — |
| 1946 | 307 | — | #440 | — |
| 1945 | 301 | — | #411 | — |
| 1944 | 379 | — | #357 | — |
| 1943 | 357 | — | #390 | #3,314 |
| 1942 | 390 | — | #352 | — |
| 1941 | 365 | — | #345 | — |
| 1940 | 400 | — | #318 | — |
| 1939 | 409 | — | #309 | #2,662 |
| 1938 | 429 | — | #305 | #2,945 |
| 1937 | 465 | — | #285 | — |
| 1936 | 444 | — | #294 | #3,249 |
| 1935 | 539 | — | #265 | #3,036 |
| 1934 | 577 | — | #261 | — |
| 1933 | 560 | — | #259 | #3,370 |
| 1932 | 586 | — | #261 | #2,505 |
| 1931 | 538 | — | #270 | #2,706 |
| 1930 | 684 | — | #234 | — |
| 1929 | 617 | — | #255 | — |
| 1928 | 641 | — | #251 | — |
| 1927 | 700 | — | #248 | #4,353 |
| 1926 | 657 | — | #261 | #3,207 |
| 1925 | 580 | — | #276 | — |
| 1924 | 608 | — | #265 | — |
| 1923 | 524 | — | #285 | #3,561 |
| 1922 | 513 | — | #288 | — |
| 1921 | 491 | — | #297 | — |
| 1920 | 437 | — | #313 | — |
| 1919 | 382 | — | #324 | — |
| 1918 | 412 | — | #315 | — |
| 1917 | 322 | — | #350 | — |
| 1916 | 278 | — | #371 | — |
| 1915 | 228 | — | #398 | — |
| 1914 | 143 | — | #458 | — |
| 1913 | 126 | — | #439 | — |
| 1912 | 110 | — | #452 | — |
| 1911 | 57 | — | #568 | — |
| 1910 | 67 | — | #495 | — |
| 1909 | 73 | — | #433 | — |
| 1908 | 47 | — | #538 | — |
| 1907 | 39 | — | #592 | — |
| 1906 | 33 | — | #625 | — |
| 1905 | 28 | — | #669 | — |
| 1904 | 29 | — | #644 | — |
| 1903 | 32 | — | #580 | — |
| 1902 | 21 | — | #761 | — |
| 1901 | 21 | — | #705 | — |
| 1900 | 24 | — | #748 | — |
| 1899 | 15 | — | #850 | — |
| 1898 | 14 | — | #930 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,619 | — |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,323 | — |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #1,004 | — |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #864 | — |
| 1890 | 7 | — | #1,123 | — |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,064 | — |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #953 | — |