girl's name

Dorathea

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 645

Dorathea is a girl's name. In 1966 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1917, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1883.

Dorathea over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1966, not a full ten years.

185
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60
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Births named Dorathea by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 12
1890s 43
1900s 64
1910s 185
1920s 169
1930s 83
1940s 53
1950s 30
1960s (to 1966) 6

How popular is Dorathea?

In 1966, Dorathea was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dorathea

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dorathea also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dorathea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dorathea

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dorathea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dorathea

How popular is the name Dorathea?

In 1966, Dorathea was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dorathea a girl's or a boy's name?

Dorathea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Dorathea most popular?

Dorathea peaked in 1917, when 28 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.