Dorothy is a girl name family recorded 1,232,980 times in 21 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Hungary (#89 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in British Columbia in 1925, at 2,263.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Dorothee (France), Dorota (Poland), Dorottya (Hungary).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Dorothy
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy | English | 1,115,908 | 🇺🇸 United States | #421 | 1923 | ▲ 108 % |
| Dorothy | English | 27,542 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #564 | 1920 | ▲ 79 % |
| Dorothy | English | 3,870 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1924 | – |
| Dorothy | English | 3,357 | 🏴 England & Wales | #199 | 2020 | ▲ 125 % |
| Dorothy | English | 617 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #544 | 1964 | new |
| Dorothy | English | 456 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1946 | – |
| Dorothea | Portuguese | 34,427 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1777 | 1911 | ▲ 231 % |
| Dorothea | Portuguese | 572 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1922 | – |
| Dorothea | Portuguese | 483 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #264 | 2020 | ▲ 178 % |
| Dorothea | Portuguese | 458 | 🏴 England & Wales | #872 | 2024 | ▲ 207 % |
| Dorothea | Portuguese | 71 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2024 | – |
| Dorothea | Portuguese | 39 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1925 | – |
| Dorothee | French | 19,640 | 🇫🇷 France | #6353 | 1982 | ▲ 27 % |
| Dorothee | French | 433 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #573 | 2012 | ▼ 5 % |
| Dorothee | French | 295 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1906 | – |
| Dorota | Polish | 9,236 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #103 | 2000 | ▼ 41 % |
| Dorota | Polish | 263 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #92 | 2022 | – |
| Dorota | Polish | 58 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2014 | – |
| Dorota | Polish | 49 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1972 | – |
| Dorota | Polish | 5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2017 | – |
| Dorotha | English | 4,788 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1910 | – |
| Dorthea | English | 2,437 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1884 | new |
| Dorottya | Hungarian | 2,373 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #89 | 2011 | – |
| Dorotea | Italian | 1,661 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1922 | – |
| Dorotea | Italian | 130 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1896 | – |
| Dorotea | Italian | 88 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #326 | 2025 | – |
| Dorotea | Italian | 50 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #604 | 2025 | new |
| Dorotea | Italian | 28 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2024 | – |
| Dorotea | Italian | 7 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 2024 | – |
| Dorethea | English | 1,035 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1932 | – |
| Dorothe | English | 644 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1922 | – |
| Dorothe | English | 135 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1916 | – |
| Doroteja | Slovene | 519 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #204 | 1992 | ▼ 24 % |
| Doroteja | Slovene | 5 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 2018 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Dorothy ↔ Dorothea — checked by hand
- Dorothy ↔ Dorota — checked by hand
- Dorothy ↔ Dorottya — checked by hand
- Dorothy ↔ Dorothee — checked by hand
- Dorothy ↔ Doroteja — checked by hand
- Dorothy ↔ Dorotea — checked by hand
- Dorothea ↔ Dorethea — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Dorothea ↔ Dorthea — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Dorota ↔ Dorotha — spelling variant
- Dorothee ↔ Dorothe — spelling variant
Questions about Dorothy
How popular is the name Dorothy?
In 2025 it ranked #89 in Hungary. Official registers record 1,232,980 births across 21 countries.
What is Dorothy in other languages?
Dorothea (Portuguese); Dorothee (French); Dorota (Polish); Dorotha (English); Dorthea (English); Dorottya (Hungarian); Dorotea (Italian); Dorethea (English); Dorothe (English); Doroteja (Slovene).
When was Dorothy most popular?
It peaked in British Columbia in 1925, at 2,263.9 births per 100,000.
Is Dorothy a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Dorothy is a girl name.