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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Doretta

Doretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 909th with 107 babies. More babies were named Doretta in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1953107 babies
Total since 1880
2,597babies recorded

Doretta 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#10,5297
1980#6,41910
1970#2,80125
1960#1,75242
1950#1,63233
1940#1,41529
1930#1,35432
1920#1,47830
1910#1,6639
1900#1,4688
1890#1,2476
1880——

How popular is Doretta, counting every spelling?

Doretta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Doretta?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Doretta are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 62 and 74. That makes Doretta 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.

Doretta by state

How common Doretta was among girls born in each state in 1951–1955, around its peak. In 41 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNY0.03Massachusetts: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCT0.05Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: 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: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Doretta, girls, 1951–1955. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Doretta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Doretta, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Doretta

How popular is the name Doretta?

Doretta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 909th with 107 babies. More babies were named Doretta in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Doretta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Doretta in the US.

Where was Doretta most popular?

In 1951–1955, Doretta was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Connecticut and Pennsylvania.