Dorothy has been given to about 1,115,908 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.
Dorothy ranks 421st among American girls in 2025, with 743 born that year. Its best year was 1924, when 40,097 babies were given the name, ranking 2nd. The typical living American called Dorothy is about 83 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.