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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Doretha

Doretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 502nd; the most babies were born in 1956 (198). More babies were named Doretha in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1956198 babies
Total since 1880
8,562babies recorded

Doretha popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,22514
1980#2,35641
1970#1,50666
1960#815163
1950#690155
1940#554155
1930#553152
1920#634129
1910#94821
1900#1,7766
1890——
1880——

How popular is Doretha, counting every spelling?

Doretha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Doretha?

About 4,200 people born in the US named Doretha are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 62 and 78. That makes Doretha a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Doretha by state

How common Doretha was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (6.5×), Virginia (4.1×), Mississippi (3.8×), North Carolina (3.4×), Maryland (3.2×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesIL0.12Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOH0.04Pennsylvania: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesPA0.06New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.40 per 1,000 babiesVA0.40Maryland: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesMD0.31Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesNC0.33South Carolina: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesSC0.63District of Columbia: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesDC0.22Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesLA0.30Mississippi: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesMS0.37Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesGA0.29Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesFL0.26
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Doretha, girls, 1954–1958. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Doretha

How popular is the name Doretha?

Doretha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 502nd; the most babies were born in 1956 (198). More babies were named Doretha in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Doretha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 8,562 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Doretha most popular?

In 1954–1958, Doretha was most common in South Carolina (0.63 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Mississippi.