Dorothie
Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding-Moore, MM was a British heiress who became a highly decorated volunteer nurse and ambulance driver on the Western Front during World War I. She was the first woman to be awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.
Meaning & Origin of Dorothie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding-Moore, MM was a British heiress who became a highly decorated volunteer nurse and ambulance driver on the Western Front during World War I. She was the first woman to be awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.
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The Story of Dorothie
Dorothie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 36 Dorothies were born — ranking #1,354 that year. As of 2026, Dorothie ranks #5,040 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 520 Dorothies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dorothie
Dorothie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 520 births in the dataset. Dorothie's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorothie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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