Girls name · Massachusetts
Dorothy in Massachusetts
Babies born in Massachusetts have been named Dorothy 34,974 times in years with 5 or more births, the first being 1910. In 2025 it was the #381 most common girls name there, on 15 births.
Popularity over time
Dorothy in Massachusetts, year by year
| Year | Babies | State rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 331 | #4 |
| 1926 | 1,141 | #2 |
| 1942 | 485 | #16 |
| 1958 | 146 | #83 |
| 1974 | 23 | #219 |
| 1990 | 11 | #460 |
| 2007 | 7 | #688 |
| 2025 | 15 | #381 |
Dorothy started at #4 in 1910 and finished at #381 in 2025 on the girls list in Massachusetts, with a high of #2 in 1924 and a low of #849 in 2004.
Massachusetts had the most Dorothy births in 1924, with 1,326. In 1924 it reached #2, its highest girls-name rank in Massachusetts.
Across the country, Dorothy reached its highest rank of #1 in Wisconsin (1915). See Dorothy in every state →
How popular is Dorothy in Massachusetts?
Babies born in Massachusetts have been named Dorothy 34,974 times in years with 5 or more births, the first being 1910. In 2025 it was the #381 most common girls name there, on 15 births.
How many babies are named Dorothy in Massachusetts?
In 2025, 15 babies born in Massachusetts were named Dorothy.
What is the rank of Dorothy in Massachusetts?
In 2025, Dorothy sat at #381 on the girls list for Massachusetts.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Counts below 5 in a state-year are omitted by the SSA for privacy.