Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishDorothy is a feminine given name. It is the English vernacular form of the Greek ฮฯฯฮฟฮธฮญฮฑ meaning 'God's gift', from ฮดแฟถฯฮฟฮฝ 'gift' + ฮธฮตฯฯ 'god'. It has been in use since the 15th century.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dorothy yields these three numbers โ a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43 | #573 |
| 1992 | 26 | #800 |
| 1993 | 30 | #727 |
| 1994 | 23 | #799 |
| 1995 | 41 | #586 |
| 1996 | 34 | #667 |
| 1997 | 21 | #921 |
| 1998 | 23 | #859 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,123 |
| 2000 | 23 | #863 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,112 |
| 2002 | 28 | #784 |
| 2003 | 30 | #756 |
| 2004 | 25 | #888 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,268 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,105 |
| 2008 | 26 | #972 |
| 2009 | 29 | #890 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,402 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,003 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,241 |
| 2013 | 34 | #800 |
| 2014 | 37 | #751 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,079 |
| 2016 | 42 | #695 |
| 2017 | 45 | #648 |
| 2018 | 45 | #645 |
| 2019 | 44 | #665 |
| 2020 | 47 | #603 |
| 2021 | 40 | #712 |
| 2022 | 39 | #712 |
| 2023 | 52 | #554 |
| 2024 | 55 | #537 |
