Recorded 1947–1947 Girls' name Peak 1947 6 births

Doletha — girls' name

6 babies named Doletha in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s6
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Doletha was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

6 babies were named Doletha in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doletha

The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Doletha between 1947 and 1947, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doletha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doletha performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doletha 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 6 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.

Doletha at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

6

Since 1947

1 years of records

Peak year

1947

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1947

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1947

Doletha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1947

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1947)
6
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
6 1947 6

Doletha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 100% of Doletha's all-time total
1940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doletha?
6 babies have been named Doletha since 1947. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1947 with 6 births.
When was Doletha most popular?
Doletha was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Doletha been used?
Doletha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 1 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Doletha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dolores, Dolly, Dollie, Doloris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.