Recorded 1910–1958 Girls' name Peak 1910 93 births

Doratha — girls' name

93 babies named Doratha in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1910. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s401930s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Doratha was born in this single decade.

1910
Single peak year

11 babies were named Doratha in 1910 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doratha

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Doratha between 1910 and 1958, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doratha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1910, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doratha performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Doratha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doratha 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 93 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.

Doratha at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

93

Since 1910

49 years of records

Peak year

1910

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1910

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1958

Doratha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1910

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1910)
11
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 19581930192519221919191619131910 11

Doratha by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 43% of Doratha's all-time total
1910s371920s401930s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doratha?
93 babies have been named Doratha since 1910. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1910 with 11 births.
When was Doratha most popular?
Doratha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1910.
How long has the name Doratha been used?
Doratha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 49 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Doratha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dorothy, Doris, Dora, Doreen, 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, 1910–1958 (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.