Is Dorathy a boy or girl name?

Dorathy is a girl’s name. Of the 1,928 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Dorathy

Recorded 1895–1978 · United States

Dorathy was most popular in 1921, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,519 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,928 people named Dorathy.

Dorathy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorathy’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorathy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorathy is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,928 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dorathy

Where Dorathy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org