Girls name
Dorothy
Dorothy is a girls' name given to 1,057,769 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1924 with 39,996 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Wisconsin in 1915.
Which states favor Dorothy
Dorothy by state
Top states by all-time births named Dorothy. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 93,705 | #306 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 89,999 | #452 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 60,804 | #388 (2025) |
| 4 | Texas | 52,986 | #607 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 52,207 | #375 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 37,371 | #428 (2025) |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 34,974 | #381 (2025) |
| 8 | California | 34,522 | #703 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 33,472 | #793 (2025) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 33,437 | #349 (2025) |
| 11 | Missouri | 32,458 | #213 (2025) |
| 12 | Georgia | 32,072 | #496 (2025) |
| 13 | Alabama | 28,522 | #327 (2025) |
| 14 | Tennessee | 28,522 | #353 (2025) |
| 15 | Virginia | 27,160 | #361 (2025) |
| 16 | Mississippi | 25,824 | #398 (2025) |
| 17 | Kentucky | 24,114 | #678 (2025) |
| 18 | Indiana | 23,631 | #236 (2025) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 23,613 | #279 (2025) |
| 20 | Louisiana | 23,089 | #403 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).