Dorothy
Dorothy is a female given name: 100% of people named Dorothy are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Malta
- US births since 1880
- 3,677 male / 1,107,096 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorothy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorothy," in English, "Guten Tag Dorothy," in German. Dorothy is a female given name: about 100% of people named Dorothy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorothy,
German
Guten Tag Dorothy,
French
Bonjour Dorothy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorothy:
Chinese
Dorothy您好：
Japanese
Dorothy様
English
Hi Dorothy,
German
Hi Dorothy,
French
Salut Dorothy,
Spanish
Hola Dorothy,
Chinese
Dorothy你好：
Japanese
Dorothyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
3,677 male · 1,107,096 female · 1,110,773 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorothy a male or female name?
Dorothy is a female given name: 100% of people named Dorothy are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Dorothy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorothy," in English, "Guten Tag Dorothy," in German. Dorothy is a female given name: about 100% of people named Dorothy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Dorothy a unisex name?
Dorothy is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Dorothy are men. Dorothy leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Dorothy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorothy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorothy,
title = {Is Dorothy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorothy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}