Dorothy Name Popularity

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How popular is Dorothy?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Dorothy, ranked the 586th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Dorothy has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2 for the first time in 1920 and as recently as 1927.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1924 with 39,999 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Dorothy in any given year was 109 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dorothy occurred roughly during the years 1882-1921, and 2012-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1925-1939, 1941-1975, and 1992-1995.

Dorothy's popularity has been moving upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Dorothy has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dorothy?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Dorothy still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Dorothy is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Dorothy (Girl)		Dorothy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		517	586	< 5	--
2017		504	594	< 5	--
2016		453	646	< 5	--
2015		397	714	< 5	--
2014		385	725	< 5	--
2013		335	806	< 5	--
2012		278	923	< 5	--
2011		278	929	< 5	--
2010		242	1,029	< 5	--
2009		227	1,116	< 5	--
2008		243	1,076	< 5	--
2007		262	1,010	< 5	--
2006		265	982	< 5	--
2005		236	1,026	< 5	--
2004		289	851	< 5	--
2003		292	835	< 5	--
2002		264	867	< 5	--
2001		319	751	< 5	--
2000		313	739	< 5	--
1999		335	679	< 5	--
1998		312	710	< 5	--
1997		316	683	< 5	--
1996		350	640	< 5	--
1995		377	597	< 5	--
1994		442	549	< 5	--
1993		476	515	< 5	--
1992		510	485	< 5	--
1991		498	485	< 5	--
1990		596	426	< 5	--
1989		620	398	6	7,236
1988		608	395	< 5	--
1987		614	381	< 5	--
1986		630	372	< 5	--
1985		719	332	5	6,825
1984		681	340	< 5	--
1983		759	305	6	5,678
1982		829	298	< 5	--
1981		788	307	5	6,544
1980		895	278	< 5	--
1979		890	272	< 5	--
1978		913	260	< 5	--
1977		934	269	< 5	--
1976		983	240	< 5	--
1975		974	250	5	5,703
1974		1,099	232	< 5	--
1973		1,174	215	7	4,196
1972		1,273	218	7	4,106
1971		1,623	191	< 5	--
1970		1,799	180	5	4,909
1969		1,776	181	12	2,578
1968		2,084	157	11	2,611
1967		2,316	148	12	2,387
1966		2,666	136	12	2,363
1965		2,960	130	13	2,296
1964		3,535	118	12	2,449
1963		3,792	116	10	2,724
1962		4,074	111	16	2,058
1961		4,728	99	13	2,346
1960		5,077	95	21	1,784
1959		5,235	94	14	2,220
1958		5,541	86	19	1,855
1957		6,402	74	27	1,519
1956		6,853	72	23	1,655
1955		7,237	64	30	1,405
1954		7,794	55	22	1,639
1953		8,155	49	19	1,778
1952		8,613	46	25	1,524
1951		9,090	42	30	1,353
1950		9,552	35	28	1,375
1949		10,407	32	27	1,415
1948		11,324	29	24	1,500
1947		12,749	26	32	1,304
1946		12,797	23	42	1,061
1945		12,326	20	52	864
1944		13,380	19	47	938
1943		14,790	19	66	808
1942		15,032	17	62	824
1941		14,565	14	72	731
1940		14,875	12	85	656
1939		15,171	9	73	695
1938		16,348	8	99	594
1937		16,572	8	73	701
1936		17,669	6	101	573
1935		19,404	6	121	524
1934		21,283	5	116	550
1933		22,047	4	117	524
1932		24,974	4	112	559
1931		26,524	3	141	479
1930		30,409	3	153	480
1929		31,477	3	118	539
1928		33,731	3	122	552
1927		35,987	2	124	553
1926		36,617	2	119	564
1925		38,570	2	99	639
1924		39,999	2	101	639
1923		39,044	2	92	668
1922		37,716	2	66	843
1921		39,087	2	87	694
1920		36,643	2	76	756
1919		31,734	3	66	802
1918		32,032	3	59	860
1917		28,851	3	60	824
1916		27,417	3	72	703
1915		25,154	3	44	943
1914		18,782	3	40	858
1913		14,674	3	43	700
1912		12,645	3	42	651
1911		8,869	4	31	535
1910		7,318	4	24	585
1909		6,253	5	26	507
1908		5,703	6	19	596
1907		4,967	6	21	517
1906		4,326	6	20	508
1905		3,937	7	11	756
1904		3,477	10	17	544
1903		3,078	11	7	932
1902		2,707	15	7	954
1901		2,173	22	< 5	--
1900		2,491	27	8	984
1899		1,687	35	8	801
1898		1,671	43	< 5	--
1897		1,472	43	6	973
1896		1,366	46	< 5	--
1895		1,127	57	5	1,121
1894		1,052	58	7	885
1893		821	68	< 5	--
1892		626	79	< 5	--
1891		566	76	< 5	--
1890		458	93	< 5	--
1889		377	102	< 5	--
1888		373	103	< 5	--
1887		272	112	< 5	--
1886		230	122	< 5	--
1885		196	128	< 5	--
1884		163	137	< 5	--
1883		141	137	< 5	--
1882		115	150	< 5	--
1881		109	144	< 5	--
1880		112	139	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.