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Dorathea

Recorded 1883–1966 · United States

Dorathea was most popular in 1917, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,579 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 645 people named Dorathea.

Most popular in1917
Rank that year#2,579
Births that year28
Total since 1880645
Given to100% girls

Dorathea over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dorathea’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dorathea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dorathea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 645 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org