Dorthea
Dorthea was the 12247th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 648th; the most babies were born in 1921 (69). More babies were named Dorthea in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,247 girls, up 3,511 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192169 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,437babies recorded
Dorthea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,247 | 7 |
| 2020 | #15,758 | 5 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #6,226 | 14 |
| 1980 | #5,621 | 12 |
| 1970 | #2,411 | 31 |
| 1960 | #1,839 | 38 |
| 1950 | #1,458 | 40 |
| 1940 | #2,609 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,256 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,053 | 50 |
| 1910 | #1,447 | 11 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dorthea, counting every spelling?
Dorthea has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dorthea?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dorthea (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dorthea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dorthea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dorthea?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Dorthea are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 48 and 71. That makes Dorthea a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Dorthea by state
How common Dorthea was among girls born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Dorthea
How popular is the name Dorthea?
Dorthea was the 12247th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 648th; the most babies were born in 1921 (69). More babies were named Dorthea in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Dorthea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dorthea in the US.
Where was Dorthea most popular?
In 1919–1923, Dorthea was most common in Missouri (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Indiana.