DOROTHY is ranked as the 44th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 1,027,193.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 322.15 people named DOROTHY for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DOROTHY is 426,590.
The SSA data also shows that DOROTHY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
DOROTHY is
79.9% White,
2.9% Hispanic origin,
14.0% Black,
1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name DOROTHY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name DOROTHY is included in the following name categories:
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
English surname
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOROTHY
The state with the most people named
DOROTHY is
California where
80,152 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named DOROTHY, as
689.17 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Hampshire
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
55,134
428.04
99.9%
Indiana
25,908
392.74
99.9%
Iowa
9,264
298.17
99.8%
Kansas
12,925
445.08
99.8%
Michigan
28,727
289.88
99.9%
Minnesota
12,672
232.21
99.8%
Missouri
20,634
689.17
100.0%
Nebraska
8,640
459.19
99.8%
North Dakota
2,815
380.6
99.3%
Ohio
52,666
454.25
99.9%
South Dakota
4,147
486.1
99.6%
Wisconsin
15,905
276.24
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,039
276.73
98.7%
Arizona
24,655
366.26
99.9%
California
80,152
206.56
99.9%
Colorado
16,660
311.06
99.8%
Hawaii
2,583
181.94
99.6%
Idaho
6,020
368.31
99.7%
Montana
4,675
456.76
99.7%
Nevada
8,850
311.73
99.8%
New Mexico
7,584
363.65
99.7%
Oregon
15,226
383.51
99.8%
Utah
6,534
222.03
99.5%
Washington
15,865
224.67
99.8%
Wyoming
2,704
462.93
99.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
5,276
146.68
99.4%
Maine
1,986
149.34
98.1%
Massachusetts
9,293
137.76
99.5%
New Hampshire
1,663
125.35
98.0%
New Jersey
15,282
170.97
99.8%
New York
55,788
282.52
99.9%
Pennsylvania
71,103
556.05
99.9%
Rhode Island
1,440
136.48
98.5%
Vermont
1,874
299.05
99.2%
South States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DOROTHY as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named DOROTHY.
The most popular full name is DOROTHY Smith.
1.01% of all the people named DOROTHY
have this family name.
There are 58544 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOROTHY