Dorothey

Girl · recorded 1912–1968

  • 1968last recorded
  • 1925best year

Most popular in 1925.

Last recorded in 1968. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dorothey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0193819121926194019541968

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Dorothey, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191214
191310
191418
191516
191624
191720
191825
191926
192026
192123
192233
192331
192429
192538
192637
192729
192832
192922
193035
193123
193231
193327
193423
193529
193630
193725
193825
193923
194013
194115
194222
194323
194414
194516
194617
194712
19488
19498
19508
195111
19528
19535
19546
19554
19563
19577
19582
19604
19614
19624
19683

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dorothey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1968
5
Rank in 1968
#7,016
How rare
1 in 328,077 girls
Since 1912
1,142

Dorothey was last recorded in 1968. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1925, at 38 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dorothey doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.