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Girl name

Dorthey

100% girls · last recorded 1969

Dorthey has been given to about 1,559 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1932, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 639
Median age today84 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dorthey per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1932 · 59
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,559

How popular is Dorthey?

Its best year was 1932, when 59 babies were given the name, ranking 916th. The typical living American called Dorthey is about 84 years old today.

Names that sound like Dorthey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cortney0.79
  2. Kortney0.79
  3. Dorthy0.76
  4. Courtney0.67
  5. Dorothy0.65
  6. Torrey0.68
  7. Torey0.68
  8. Kourtney0.67

Middle names for Dorthey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dorthey Anne0.81
  2. Dorthey Catherine0.78
  3. Dorthey Josephine0.78
  4. Dorthey Rose0.77
  5. Dorthey Marie0.77
  6. Dorthey Grace0.77

Sibling names for Dorthey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.81
  2. Winonasister · 0.79
  3. Mavissister · 0.79
  4. Juniorbrother · 0.75
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.74
  6. Hughbrother · 0.72

Where Dorthey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dorthey Anderson0.77
    2. Dorthey White0.72
    3. Dorthey Nguyen0.72
    4. Dorthey Moore0.72
    5. Dorthey Hill0.72
    6. Dorthey Hall0.72

    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 Dorthey

    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.