Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Doroty isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Doroty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Doroty’s family of names
Doroty may belong to the same name family as DOROTTY. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Doroty, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dollie
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Dovie
“resembling a bird of peace” · “a peaceful man”
>99% girls
Dorothea
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Dorcas
“resembling a gazelle”
>99% girls
Dora
“gift”
>99% girls
Dorothy
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Dominga
“born on a Sunday” · “born on the Lord's day”
>99% girls
Marjory
Marjory is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek.
>99% girls