Dorethea

Where Dorethea comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Dorethea through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #1,981 among girls with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1932
    Peak, #1,520
    25 babies named Dorethea, its best rank.
  3. 1937
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,448.
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