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Girl name

Dorothey

100% girls · last recorded 1968

Dorothey has been given to about 1,142 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1925, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 449
Median age today84 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dorothey per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1925 · 46
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,142

How popular is Dorothey?

Its best year was 1925, when 46 babies were given the name, ranking 1140th. The typical living American called Dorothey is about 84 years old today.

Names that sound like Dorothey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dorothy0.80
  2. Dorothea0.77
  3. Cortney0.67
  4. Kortney0.67
  5. Dorthy0.65
  6. Dorotha0.66
  7. Courtney0.57
  8. Kourtney0.57

Middle names for Dorothey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dorothey Anne0.83
  2. Dorothey Rose0.79
  3. Dorothey Marie0.79
  4. Dorothey Grace0.79
  5. Dorothey Eve0.79
  6. Dorothey Jane0.79

Sibling names for Dorothey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.80
  2. Winonasister · 0.77
  3. Mavissister · 0.77
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.73
  5. Cleoeither · 0.72
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.72

Where Dorothey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dorothey White0.74
    2. Dorothey Nguyen0.74
    3. Dorothey Moore0.74
    4. Dorothey Hill0.74
    5. Dorothey Hall0.74
    6. Dorothey Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dorothey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.