Girls' name · since 1910
Dorothie
520 babies named Dorothie in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 520
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
520 girls have been named Dorothie since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dorothie has 520 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1953.
- #11,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 520 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorothie ranks #11,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 520 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 520
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorothie's 520 recorded births place it above 84.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Dorothie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorothie's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorothie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1953
- Peak year (1924)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Dorothie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (248 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Dorothie's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dorothie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
149 births
- 1920s
1920s
248 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 248 births (48% of all-time use).
How Dorothie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dorothie's total volume
Dorothie by state
Where Dorothie concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 23 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
23 of 520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorothie's data
- Dorothie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dorothies (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorothie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dorothie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.