Description of the name "Dorothy"
Dorothy is most popular name in Mississippi of US for all generations. And most popular Girl name of Baby Boomers in South. The Short-term(recent 3 years) Trend of this Boy name is stalled, And The Long-term(recent 25 years) Trend is stalled.The Short-term(recent 3 years) Trend of this Girl name is stalled, And The Long-term(recent 25 years) Trend is stalled.The popularity of this name is recently(3-years to 2022) stalled for female in Northeast, stalled for female in South, stalled for female in West, and stalled for female in Northeaststalled for female in Southstalled for female in West
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The total number and actual popularities of births of the name "Dorothy"
Years with the same rank do not necessarily indicate the same number of births. Name data come from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.The rankings of the name "Dorothy" by years
Name Rankings by Generations
In the G.I. Generation(1901~1927), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 3rd out of 1539 names.
In the G.I. Generation(1901~1927), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 681st out of 1654 names.
In the Silent Generation(1928~1945), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 6th out of 1429 names.
In the Silent Generation(1928~1945), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 616th out of 1332 names.
In the Baby Boomers(1946~1964), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 56th out of 1441 names.
In the Generation X (Gen X)(1965~1980), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 191st out of 1550 names.
In the Millennials (Gen Y)(1981~1996), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 413th out of 1589 names.
In the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers)(1997~2012), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 922nd out of 1586 names.
In the Generation Alpha(2013~2023), the popularity of name "Dorothy" is 589th out of 1328 names.
Name Rankings by Generations and Regions
| TOP(%) | MidWest | Northeast | South | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. Generation (1901~1927) |
- | - | - | - |
| Silent Generation (1928~1945) |
- | - | - | - |
| Baby Boomers (1946~1964) |
- |
56.15% 105th/187 |
33.95% 73rd/215 |
62.24% 150th/241 |
| Generation X (Gen X) (1965~1980) |
- |
67.94% 195th/287 |
51.32% 175th/341 |
76.50% 293rd/383 |
| Millennials (Gen Y) (1981~1996) |
- | - | - | - |
| Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997~2012) |
- | - | - | - |
| Generation Alpha (2013~2023) |
- | - | - |
100.00% 426th/426 |
Popularities by States
In this context, popularity is determined by dividing the number of births with a specific name in a given state by the total number of births in that state. This method provides an absolute measure of popularity that remains unaffected by population size.