Girl name
Dorothy
Dorothy holds the #421 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 743 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1920, Dorothy is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1920 (#2 nationally, 36,643 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Alaska (#112 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#421
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#2
in 1920 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
743
girls named Dorothy
Dorothy popularity, 1880–2025
Where Dorothy is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alaska (#112), Montana (#144), New Hampshire (#139)
Uniqueness score
38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dorothy in the most recent year of SSA data.