Recorded 1920–1931 Girls' name Peak 1927 21 births

Doreathea — girls' name

21 babies named Doreathea in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s5
1920s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Doreathea was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Doreathea in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doreathea

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Doreathea between 1920 and 1931, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doreathea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doreathea performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Doreathea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doreathea 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 21 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.

Doreathea at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

21

Since 1920

12 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1920

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1931

Doreathea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1920

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1931192719261920 5

Doreathea by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 76% of Doreathea's all-time total
1920s161930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doreathea?
21 babies have been named Doreathea since 1920. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Doreathea most popular?
Doreathea was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Doreathea been used?
Doreathea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 12 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Doreathea?
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.

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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, 1920–1931 (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.