Dorethea
- Last seen for girls in 1977 at #8,444
- Peak · girls
- 1932 · 25 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,035since 1912
Dorethea over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dorethea has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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| 1977 | #8,444 | 6 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,523 | 12 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 |
| 1964 | #2,915 | 19 |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 |
| 1961 | #2,543 | 23 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 |
| 1958 | #2,663 | 19 |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 |
| 1953 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1952 | #2,266 | 21 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 |
| 1949 | #2,410 | 17 |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 |
| 1944 | #2,096 | 17 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 |
| 1941 | #2,397 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 |
| 1939 | #2,125 | 15 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,448 | 12 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 |
| 1932 | #1,520 | 25 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1928 | #1,738 | 23 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 |
| 1919 | #1,921 | 19 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five girls were named Dorethea! It came in at #1,981, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1973, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Dorethea is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Dorethea in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Dorethea
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1977
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1932 at #1,520 (25 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 42,686
- Highest: 1 in 42,686 girls born in 1932 were named Dorethea (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 255,524 girls born in 1977 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 21.7% of all girls named Dorethea (225) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 89 | #1,896 (1914) | #2,508 |
| 1920s | 179 | #1,738 (1928) | #2,153 |
| 1930s | 176 | #1,520 (1932) | #1,946 |
| 1940s | 144 | #2,045 (1947) | #2,557 |
| 1950s | 225 | #1,897 (1956) | #2,295 |
| 1960s | 167 | #2,424 (1963) | #3,342 |
| 1970s | 55 | #4,523 (1972) | #6,753 |
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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