Dorthy
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Meaning
variant spelling of Dorothy, 'gift of God'
Dorthy's name family
One shared root links 4 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Dorothea "gift of God"; the same elements as Theodora, stacked the other way around
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How popular is Dorthy around the world?
In the United States, 47 babies were named Dorthy between 2020 and 2025.
Dorthy is on the official records of the United States.
United States
1 in 460,000
In the United States, 47 babies were named Dorthy between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dorthy peaked in the 1900s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
last on record 1952
Dorthy is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, England and Wales, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Dorthy
People given the name Dorthy in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1969. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dorthy deep dive
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