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Dorothy Popularity by Year

Follow Dorothy across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Dorothy birth-count history

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Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Girls743#421Up 8 places
2024Girls718#429Up 34 places
2023Girls664#463Up 23 places
2022Girls645#486Down 3 places
2021Girls649#483Up 52 places
2020Girls565#535Up 26 places
2019Girls546#561Up 19 places
2018Girls530#580Up 10 places
2017Girls507#590Up 54 places
2016Girls456#644Up 70 places
2015Girls398#714Up 13 places
2014Girls385#727Up 79 places
2013Girls335#806Up 116 places
2012Girls279#922Up 5 places
2011Girls279#927Up 100 places
2010Girls243#1,027Up 89 places
2009Girls227#1,116Down 46 places
2008Girls244#1,070Down 67 places
2007Girls263#1,003Down 27 places
2006Girls267#976Up 49 places
2005Girls237#1,025Down 177 places
2004Girls290#848Down 13 places
2003Girls292#835Up 32 places
2002Girls264#867Down 117 places
2001Girls319#750Down 14 places
2000Girls314#736Down 58 places
1999Girls335#678Up 32 places
1998Girls312#710Down 28 places
1997Girls316#682Down 42 places
1996Girls350#640Down 43 places
1995Girls377#597Down 48 places
1994Girls443#549Down 34 places
1993Girls476#515Down 29 places
1992Girls509#486No rank change
1991Girls497#486Down 60 places
1990Girls596#426Down 28 places
1989Boys6#6,941Down 418 places
1989Girls620#398Down 2 places
1988Girls608#396Down 15 places
1987Girls614#381Down 8 places
1986Girls629#373Down 41 places
1985Boys5#6,523Down 1,039 places
1985Girls719#332Up 8 places
1984Girls681#340Down 35 places
1983Boys6#5,484Up 778 places
1983Girls759#305Down 7 places
1982Girls829#298Up 9 places
1981Boys5#6,262Down 798 places
1981Girls788#307Down 29 places
1980Girls896#278Down 6 places
1979Girls890#272Down 12 places
1978Girls914#260Up 9 places
1977Girls933#269Down 29 places
1976Girls982#240Up 10 places
1975Boys5#5,464Down 1,410 places
1975Girls976#250Down 18 places
1974Girls1,098#232Down 17 places
1973Boys7#4,054Down 91 places
1973Girls1,175#215Up 3 places
1972Boys7#3,963Up 761 places
1972Girls1,273#218Down 27 places
1971Girls1,624#191Down 11 places
1970Boys5#4,724Down 2,175 places
1970Girls1,799#180Up 1 places
1969Boys12#2,549Up 27 places
1969Girls1,776#181Down 24 places
1968Boys11#2,576Down 224 places
1968Girls2,086#157Down 9 places
1967Boys12#2,352Down 25 places
1967Girls2,314#148Down 12 places
1966Boys12#2,327Down 57 places
1966Girls2,664#136Down 6 places
1965Boys13#2,270Up 139 places
1965Girls2,961#130Down 12 places
1964Boys12#2,409Up 264 places
1964Girls3,533#118Down 2 places
1963Boys10#2,673Down 638 places
1963Girls3,796#116Down 5 places
1962Boys16#2,035Up 287 places
1962Girls4,073#111Down 12 places
1961Boys13#2,322Down 550 places
1961Girls4,732#99Down 4 places
1960Boys21#1,772Up 428 places
1960Girls5,076#95Down 1 places
1959Boys14#2,200Down 434 places
1959Girls5,231#94Down 8 places
1958Boys20#1,766Down 255 places
1958Girls5,539#86Down 12 places
1957Boys27#1,511Up 165 places
1957Girls6,405#74Down 2 places
1956Boys22#1,676Down 280 places
1956Girls6,858#72Down 8 places
1955Boys30#1,396Up 232 places
1955Girls7,242#64Down 9 places
1954Boys22#1,628Up 137 places
1954Girls7,789#55Down 6 places
1953Boys19#1,765Down 248 places
1953Girls8,162#49Down 3 places
1952Boys25#1,517Down 173 places
1952Girls8,609#46Down 4 places
1951Boys30#1,344Up 20 places
1951Girls9,089#42Down 7 places
1950Boys28#1,364Up 45 places
1950Girls9,551#35Down 3 places
1949Boys27#1,409Up 78 places
1949Girls10,410#32Down 3 places
1948Boys24#1,487Down 190 places
1948Girls11,324#29Down 3 places
1947Boys32#1,297Down 237 places
1947Girls12,753#26Down 3 places
1946Boys42#1,060Down 196 places
1946Girls12,797#23Down 2 places
1945Boys52#864Up 71 places
1945Girls12,323#21Down 2 places
1944Boys47#935Down 127 places
1944Girls13,379#19No rank change
1943Boys66#808Up 13 places
1943Girls14,793#19Down 2 places
1942Boys62#821Down 92 places
1942Girls15,037#17Down 3 places
1941Boys72#729Down 76 places
1941Girls14,566#14Down 2 places
1940Boys85#653Up 42 places
1940Girls14,875#12Down 3 places
1939Boys73#695Down 105 places
1939Girls15,169#9Down 1 places
1938Boys99#590Up 110 places
1938Girls16,358#8No rank change
1937Boys73#700Down 127 places
1937Girls16,572#8Down 2 places
1936Boys101#573Down 48 places
1936Girls17,666#6No rank change
1935Boys121#525Up 24 places
1935Girls19,406#6Down 1 places
1934Boys116#549Down 25 places
1934Girls21,281#5Down 1 places
1933Boys117#524Up 34 places
1933Girls22,054#4No rank change
1932Boys112#558Down 80 places
1932Girls24,974#4Down 1 places
1931Boys141#478Up 2 places
1931Girls26,524#3No rank change
1930Boys153#480Up 56 places
1930Girls30,411#3No rank change
1929Boys118#536Up 16 places
1929Girls31,476#3No rank change
1928Boys122#552Up 1 places
1928Girls33,733#3Down 1 places
1927Boys124#553Up 10 places
1927Girls35,993#2No rank change
1926Boys119#563Up 76 places
1926Girls36,618#2No rank change
1925Boys99#639Down 1 places
1925Girls38,570#2No rank change
1924Boys101#638Up 30 places
1924Girls39,996#2No rank change
1923Boys92#668Up 172 places
1923Girls39,043#2No rank change
1922Boys66#840Down 148 places
1922Girls37,716#2No rank change
1921Boys87#692Up 62 places
1921Girls39,087#2No rank change
1920Boys76#754Up 45 places
1920Girls36,643#2Up 1 places
1919Boys66#799Up 56 places
1919Girls31,733#3No rank change
1918Boys59#855Down 33 places
1918Girls32,030#3No rank change
1917Boys60#822Down 124 places
1917Girls28,852#3No rank change
1916Boys72#698Up 243 places
1916Girls27,418#3No rank change
1915Boys44#941Down 86 places
1915Girls25,154#3No rank change
1914Boys40#855Down 159 places
1914Girls18,782#3No rank change
1913Boys43#696Down 47 places
1913Girls14,674#3No rank change
1912Boys42#649Down 116 places
1912Girls12,645#3Up 1 places
1911Boys31#533Up 49 places
1911Girls8,869#4No rank change
1910Boys24#582Down 77 places
1910Girls7,318#4Up 1 places
1909Boys26#505Up 80 places
1909Girls6,253#5Up 1 places
1908Boys19#585Down 74 places
1908Girls5,703#6No rank change
1907Boys21#511Down 8 places
1907Girls4,967#6No rank change
1906Boys20#503Up 238 places
1906Girls4,326#6Up 1 places
1905Boys11#741Down 203 places
1905Girls3,937#7Up 3 places
1904Boys17#538Up 372 places
1904Girls3,477#10Up 1 places
1903Boys7#910Up 23 places
1903Girls3,078#11Up 4 places
1902Boys7#933Up 35 places
1902Girls2,707#15Up 7 places
1901Girls2,173#22Up 5 places
1900Boys8#968Down 182 places
1900Girls2,491#27Up 8 places
1899Boys8#786Up 156 places
1899Girls1,687#35Up 8 places
1898Girls1,671#43No rank change
1897Boys6#942Up 137 places
1897Girls1,472#43Up 3 places
1896Girls1,366#46Up 11 places
1895Boys5#1,079Down 222 places
1895Girls1,127#57Up 1 places
1894Boys7#857—
1894Girls1,052#58Up 10 places
1893Girls821#68Up 11 places
1892Girls626#79Down 3 places
1891Girls566#76Up 17 places
1890Girls458#93Up 9 places
1889Girls377#102Up 1 places
1888Girls373#103Up 8 places
1887Girls272#111Up 11 places
1886Girls230#122Up 6 places
1885Girls196#128Up 9 places
1884Girls163#137No rank change
1883Girls141#137Up 13 places
1882Girls115#150Down 6 places
1881Girls109#144Down 5 places
1880Girls112#139—

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