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Dorothy

Origin: Greek
Meaning: Gift of God
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20k Dorthy
34k Dorothea (Greek)
9k Dottie (Nickname)
4.1m Mary
1k Dot (Nickname)
130 Dorotea (Spanish)
5.1m John
2k Dorathy
1.6m Elizabeth
4.8m Robert
5.2m James
4.4m Michael
3.6m David
<100 Doroth
2k Dotty (Nickname)
20k Dolly (Nickname)
7k Dortha (Nickname)

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Meanings and Origins

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Origin and Meaning of Dorothy

"Dorothy" is a name of Greek origin, and it means "Gift of God". It's a name commonly given to girls.

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The English form of Latin Dorothea, the name of a legendary (and possibly fictitious) saint, from Ancient Greek Î”Ï‰ÏÎ¿Î¸ÎÎ± (DÅrothÃ©a), from Î´á¿¶ÏÎ¿Î½ (dÃ´ron, â€œgiftâ€) + Î¸ÎµÏŒÏ‚ (theÃ³s, â€œgodâ€).

A female given name.

Notable Persons Named Dorothy

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 1962. Faye was given the name Dorothy Faye Dunaway on January 14th, 1941 in Bascom, Florida.

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Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge was an actor, singing, dance, actress, singer, and dancer. Her ongoing career started in 1933. Dorothy was given the name Dorothy Jean Dandridge by her parent Ruby Dandridge on November 9th, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. She died on September 8th, 1965.

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Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker was an author, poet, critic, and screenwriter. Dorothy was given the name Dorothy Rothschild on August 22nd, 1893 in Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. She passed away on June 7th, 1967.

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Dorothy Kilgallen

Dorothy Kilgallen was a media personality, author, journalist, and panelist. Dorothy was given the name Dorothy Mae Kilgallen on July 3rd, 1913 in New York, New York, U.S. She died on November 8th, 1965.

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Dorothy Bush Koch

Dorothy was given the name Dorothy Walker Bush by her parents George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush on August 18th, 1959 in Harris County, Texas.

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Dorothy Howell Rodham

She holds the title President Barack Obama after a ceremony in the White House on the life of Dorothy Rodham. Dorothy was given the name Dorothy Emma Howell on June 4th, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. She breathed her last breath on November 1st, 2011.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Dorothy

Gould Dorothy

Gould was born on January 15th, 1910. She died on July 26th, 2000.

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Nditi Dorothy

Nditi was born in 1973. Nditi is also known as Dorothy Nditi Muchungu, FATHER = Salesio Muchungu Kivandi, and MOTHER = Edith Kanini Muchungu.

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Liesel Dorothy

Liesel was born on January 16th, 1984.

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How popular is the baby name Dorothy in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	112	112	0
1881	109	109	0
1882	115	115	0
1883	141	141	0
1884	163	163	0
1885	196	196	0
1886	230	230	0
1887	272	272	0
1888	373	373	0
1889	377	377	0
1890	458	458	0	#93 girl name
1891	566	566	0	#77 girl name
1892	626	626	0	#79 girl name
1893	821	821	0	#68 girl name
1894	1,059	1,052	7	#58 girl name
1895	1,132	1,127	5	#57 girl name
1896	1,366	1,366	0	#46 girl name
1897	1,478	1,472	6	#43 girl name
1898	1,671	1,671	0	#43 girl name
1899	1,695	1,687	8	#35 girl name
1900	2,499	2,491	8	#27 girl name
1901	2,173	2,173	0	#22 girl name
1902	2,714	2,707	7	#15 girl name
1903	3,085	3,078	7	#11 girl name
1904	3,494	3,477	17	#10 girl name
1905	3,948	3,937	11	#7 girl name
1906	4,346	4,326	20	#6 girl name
1907	4,988	4,967	21	#6 girl name
1908	5,722	5,703	19	#6 girl name
1909	6,279	6,253	26	#5 girl name
1910	7,342	7,318	24	#4 girl name
1911	8,900	8,869	31	#4 girl name
1912	12,687	12,645	42	#3 girl name
1913	14,717	14,674	43	#3 girl name
1914	18,822	18,782	40	#3 girl name
1915	25,198	25,154	44	#3 girl name
1916	27,487	27,415	72	#3 girl name
1917	28,912	28,852	60	#3 girl name
1918	32,093	32,034	59	#3 girl name
1919	31,801	31,735	66	#3 girl name
1920	36,721	36,645	76	#2 girl name
1921	39,171	39,084	87	#2 girl name
1922	37,781	37,715	66	#2 girl name
1923	39,134	39,042	92	#2 girl name
1924	40,098	39,997	101	#2 girl name
1925	38,671	38,572	99	#2 girl name
1926	36,732	36,613	119	#2 girl name
1927	36,114	35,990	124	#2 girl name
1928	33,849	33,727	122	#3 girl name
1929	31,598	31,480	118	#3 girl name
1930	30,560	30,407	153	#3 girl name
1931	26,661	26,520	141	#3 girl name
1932	25,082	24,970	112	#4 girl name
1933	22,165	22,048	117	#4 girl name
1934	21,397	21,281	116	#5 girl name
1935	19,524	19,403	121	#6 girl name
1936	17,769	17,668	101	#6 girl name
1937	16,644	16,571	73	#8 girl name
1938	16,448	16,349	99	#8 girl name
1939	15,242	15,169	73	#9 girl name
1940	14,962	14,877	85	#12 girl name
1941	14,634	14,562	72	#14 girl name
1942	15,094	15,032	62	#17 girl name
1943	14,853	14,787	66	#19 girl name
1944	13,426	13,379	47	#19 girl name
1945	12,379	12,327	52	#20 girl name
1946	12,839	12,797	42	#23 girl name
1947	12,782	12,750	32	#26 girl name
1948	11,348	11,324	24	#29 girl name
1949	10,433	10,406	27	#32 girl name
1950	9,580	9,552	28	#35 girl name
1951	9,120	9,090	30	#42 girl name
1952	8,634	8,609	25	#46 girl name
1953	8,171	8,152	19	#49 girl name
1954	7,815	7,793	22	#55 girl name
1955	7,269	7,239	30	#65 girl name
1956	6,883	6,860	23	#72 girl name
1957	6,427	6,400	27	#74 girl name
1958	5,558	5,539	19	#86 girl name
1959	5,252	5,238	14	#94 girl name
1960	5,098	5,077	21	#95 girl name
1961	4,740	4,727	13	#99 girl name
1962	4,089	4,073	16
1963	3,802	3,792	10
1964	3,546	3,534	12
1965	2,974	2,961	13
1966	2,679	2,667	12
1967	2,327	2,315	12
1968	2,096	2,085	11
1969	1,790	1,778	12
1970	1,806	1,801	5
1971	1,625	1,625	0
1972	1,284	1,277	7
1973	1,181	1,174	7
1974	1,100	1,100	0
1975	980	975	5
1976	983	983	0
1977	934	934	0
1978	913	913	0
1979	889	889	0
1980	895	895	0
1981	792	787	5
1982	828	828	0
1983	765	759	6
1984	682	682	0
1985	724	719	5
1986	629	629	0
1987	614	614	0
1988	608	608	0
1989	626	620	6
1990	596	596	0
1991	498	498	0
1992	509	509	0
1993	476	476	0
1994	442	442	0
1995	376	376	0
1996	350	350	0
1997	315	315	0
1998	312	312	0
1999	335	335	0
2000	313	313	0
2001	318	318	0
2002	263	263	0
2003	291	291	0
2004	288	288	0
2005	234	234	0
2006	265	265	0
2007	262	262	0
2008	242	242	0
2009	226	226	0
2010	241	241	0
2011	276	276	0
2012	277	277	0
2013	334	334	0
2014	383	383	0
2015	396	396	0
2016	448	448	0

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Popularity of Dorothy as a first name

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Popularity of Dorothy as a last name

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Common last names for Dorothy

Smith
Johnson
Brown
Miller
Williams
Jones
Davis
Anderson
Wilson
Moore
Martin
Taylor
Thompson
White
Thomas
Clark
Jackson
Harris
Lewis
Hall

Common first names for Dorothy

Robert

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Dorothy	U.S.
█	White	84.34%	64.26%
█	African American	9.27%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.63%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	1.50%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	2.01%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	2.26%	16.26%

Of Last Name Dorothy

People with the last name Dorothy are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Dorothy

How Popular is the name Dorothy? Dorothy is the 34^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Dorothy was the 29,550^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Dorothy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2016, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,110,252 babies born with the first name Dorothy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Dorothy to occupy the country of Timor-Leste with an estimated population of 1,066,409 (as of July 11, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Dorothy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 112 new born babies.
When was Dorothy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Dorothy is Monday, February 13th, 1837.
What year had the most people named Dorothy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Dorothy was in 1924 with a total of 39,997 babies. That's a lot of babies named Dorothy!
Random Dorothy Factoid: According to the 1953 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Dorothy ranks 66^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Delaware. Imagine that, 15 babies in Delaware have the same name as you in 1953.
Weird things about the name Dorothy: Your name in reverse order is Yhtorod. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Drhytoo. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Dorothy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 798 people with the last name Dorothy.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Dorothy? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Dorothy as their last name since less than 1 person in 370k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!