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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dorotha

Dorotha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 472nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (197). More babies were named Dorotha in the 1920s 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
1921197 babies
Total since 1880
4,788babies recorded

Dorotha 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——
1980——
1970#8,3275
1960#3,12316
1950#2,80514
1940#1,17539
1930#612128
1920#550168
1910#51464
1900#1,4698
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dorotha, counting every spelling?

Dorotha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dorotha?

About 600 people born in the US named Dorotha are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 72 and 89. That makes Dorotha 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.

Dorotha by state

How common Dorotha was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (5.8×), West Virginia (4.2×), Indiana (3.7×), Kentucky (2.9×), Arkansas (2.9×). In 33 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: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIL0.09Michigan: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMI0.18New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesIA0.22Indiana: 0.56 per 1,000 babiesIN0.56Ohio: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesOH0.32Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNE0.08Missouri: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesMO0.28Kentucky: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesKY0.44West Virginia: 0.63 per 1,000 babiesWV0.63Virginia: 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: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesKS0.30Arkansas: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesAR0.44Tennessee: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesTN0.24North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.88 per 1,000 babiesOK0.88Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.27 per 1,000 babiesTX0.27Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dorotha, girls, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Dorotha

How popular is the name Dorotha?

Dorotha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 472nd; the most babies were born in 1921 (197). More babies were named Dorotha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Dorotha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,788 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Dorotha most popular?

In 1919–1923, Dorotha was most common in Oklahoma (0.88 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Indiana.