Girls' name · since 1883
Dorathea
Dorathea has 645 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 645
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dorathea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 645 have been recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Dorathea recorded 645 times among girls since 1883, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1966.
- #10,051 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 645 born since 1883
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorathea ranks #10,051 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 645 born since 1883, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,051 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 645
- born since 1883
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dorathea's 645 recorded births place it above 86.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dorathea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dorathea's full recorded timeline at 1923, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dorathea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1966
- Peak year (1917)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Dorathea by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (185 births, 29% of the file).
1910s was Dorathea's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dorathea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 43
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
185 births
- 1920s
1920s
169 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 185 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dorathea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dorathea's total volume
Dorathea by state
Where Dorathea concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 23 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
23 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dorathea's data
- Dorathea's decade-level peak was the 1910s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Doratheas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dorathea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1883–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dorathea 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 August 2026.