Girls' name · since 1924
Dorthay
20 babies named Dorthay in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #45,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
20 girls have been named Dorthay since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dorthay has 20 recorded births among girls since 1924, 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 1924 to 1930.
- #45,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorthay ranks #45,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #45,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorthay's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorthay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorthay's full recorded timeline at 1928, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births.
Dorthay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1930
- Peak year (1924)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Dorthay by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
1920s was Dorthay's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Dorthay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Dorthay's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorthay: 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 (~6 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, 1924–1930 (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 Dorthay 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.