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Name meaning & stats

Dorothy

Dorothy means “gift of God” (Ancient Greek origin). 274,344 US babies since 1940, peak 1942.

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What it means

“gift of God”

Ancient GreekWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 1942

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274,344 US babies were named Dorothy between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Dorothy (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

Dorothy is the main spelling

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1942)