Dorothy is a girl's name of Greek origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 714 girls in the United States.
Dorothy belongs to the Greek tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Greek.
In the United States, Dorothy first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2 in 1920, and in 2024 714 babies received the name — 1,111,479 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Dorothy is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Greek origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Dorothy is a girl name. In 2024, 714 babies received the name in the US.
Dorothy comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Greek.
Dorothy first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #2 in 1920, and 714 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dorothy is pronounced /ˈdɒɹ.ə.θi/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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