Derotha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Derotha

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Derotha between 1912 and 1960, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Derotha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derotha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Derotha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derotha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 221 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.