Is Dorthey a boy or girl name?

Dorthey is a girl’s name. Of the 1,559 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Dorthey

Recorded 1905–1969 · United States

Dorthey was most popular in 1932, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,669 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,559 people named Dorthey.

Dorthey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dorthey’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorthey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorthey is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,559 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 Dorthey

Where Dorthey 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