Dorothy
Girl7 letters
#544
in Ireland (2025)
#528 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#95
best rank (1964)
654
babies since 1964
Dorothy through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #528 |
| 2024 | 5 | #618 |
| 2023 | 7 | #484 |
| 2020 | 3 | #806 |
| 2019 | 7 | #498 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 |
| 2017 | 5 | #654 |
| 2016 | 3 | #866 |
| 2014 | 6 | #588 |
| 2013 | 4 | #748 |
| 2012 | 3 | #908 |
| 2011 | 5 | #693 |
| 2010 | 3 | #909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #751 |
| 2005 | 3 | #690 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 1998 | 3 | #499 |
| 1997 | 6 | #394 |
| 1993 | 4 | #448 |
| 1991 | 5 | #423 |
| 1990 | 6 | #380 |
| 1989 | 3 | #503 |
| 1988 | 9 | #329 |
| 1987 | 7 | #362 |
| 1986 | 7 | #356 |
| 1985 | 6 | #386 |
| 1984 | 6 | #389 |
| 1983 | 9 | #331 |
| 1982 | 11 | #312 |
| 1981 | 13 | #287 |
| 1980 | 13 | #293 |
| 1979 | 11 | #315 |
| 1978 | 12 | #291 |
| 1977 | 10 | #311 |
| 1976 | 20 | #222 |
| 1975 | 27 | #190 |
| 1974 | 17 | #245 |
| 1973 | 31 | #184 |
| 1972 | 27 | #188 |
| 1971 | 20 | #212 |
| 1970 | 32 | #160 |
| 1969 | 34 | #162 |
| 1968 | 29 | #164 |
| 1967 | 49 | #116 |
| 1966 | 43 | #125 |
| 1965 | 46 | #123 |
| 1964 | 65 | #95 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Dorothy yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothy | 6 | 654 |
In Northern Ireland
#231 in 2025 with 7 babies. Best rank #231 (2025); 18 babies since 2018.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.