Dorethy — girls' name

What the Data Says About Dorethy

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Dorethy between 1916 and 1939, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorethy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorethy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dorethy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorethy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 98 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.