Dorathea
Last seen for girls in 1966 at #5,809
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 7 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 645since 1883
Dorathea over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dorathea has never cracked the top 700 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 |
| 1965 | — | |
| 1964 | — | |
| 1963 | — | |
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| 1961 | — | |
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| 1959 | — | |
| 1958 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 |
| 1955 | — | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 |
| 1953 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | |
| 1949 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 |
| 1945 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 |
| 1937 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 |
| 1924 | #1,992 | 20 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 |
| 1922 | #1,785 | 23 |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 22 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 |
| 1917 | #1,402 | 28 |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 |
| 1913 | #1,274 | 20 |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 |
| 1888 | — | |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1883
The first year at least five girls were named Dorathea! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1890, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1966
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1883 at #754 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1883
Share of babies · girls
1 in 16,046
- Highest: 1 in 16,046 girls born in 1883 were named Dorathea (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 282,030 girls born in 1966 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 28.7% of all girls named Dorathea (185) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #754 (1883) | #1,017 |
| 1890s | 43 | #1,091 (1893) | #1,358 |
| 1900s | 64 | #1,152 (1909) | #1,478 |
| 1910s | 185 | #1,274 (1913) | #1,574 |
| 1920s | 169 | #1,785 (1922) | #2,281 |
| 1930s | 83 | #2,202 (1930) | #3,081 |
| 1940s | 53 | #3,503 (1940) | #4,052 |
| 1950s | 30 | #4,837 (1956) | #5,166 |
| 1960s | 6 | #5,809 (1966) | #5,809 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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