girl's name
Dorthea
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,437
Dorthea is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1921, when 69 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Dorthea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 |
| 1890s | 16 |
| 1900s | 48 |
| 1910s | 286 |
| 1920s | 485 |
| 1930s | 262 |
| 1940s | 184 |
| 1950s | 350 |
| 1960s | 329 |
| 1970s | 179 |
| 1980s | 140 |
| 1990s | 90 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17 |
How popular is Dorthea?
In 2025, Dorthea was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Dorthea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dorthea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dorthea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dorthea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dorthea
How popular is the name Dorthea?
In 2025, Dorthea was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dorthea a girl's or a boy's name?
Dorthea is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Dorthea?
Dorthea has 3 syllables.
When was Dorthea most popular?
Dorthea peaked in 1921, when 69 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dorthea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dorthea currently ranks #13,003 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.