Girls' name · since 1921
Dorether
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 19 babies named Dorether, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorether is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 19 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorether has been recorded 19 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1954.
- #46,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorether ranks #46,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #46,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorether's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorether's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorether splits its recorded history at 1932: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorether popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1954
- Peak year (1921)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Dorether by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (9 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Dorether's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dorether births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
9 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 9 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Dorether's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorether: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1921–1954 (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 Dorether 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.