Total births
93
Girls' name · since 1910
Doratha
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.
- 93
- total births
- 1910–1958
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
93 girls have been named Doratha since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Doratha has 93 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1958.
- 93 total births
- 1910–1958 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
93 girls have been named Doratha since 1910, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1958.
- 93
- total births
- 1910–1958
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
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.
Doratha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doratha splits its recorded history at 1922: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1910 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doratha at a glance
Last recorded 1958Peak year
1910
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1910
Doratha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1958
- Peak year (1910)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Doratha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Doratha's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Doratha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
37 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Doratha? ▼
Doratha has been given to 93 babies in the U.S. since 1910, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1958. 11 babies were born in 1910, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Doratha since 1910 -- 49 years through the most recent 1958 data.
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.
What to do with Doratha's data
- Doratha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Doratha
Nearby Names Like Doratha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Doratha
Dorothy Girl
#430 1,112,231 births
Doris Girl
#2205 462,548 births
Dora Girl
#2585 105,930 births
Doreen Girl
#5810 46,431 births
Dorothea Girl
#2067 34,421 births
Compare Doratha side by side: Doratha vs Dorothy Doratha vs Doris Doratha vs Dora
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Doratha: Baby Name Since 1910 - 93 Births, Peak 1910." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/doratha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Doratha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.