Girls' name · since 1888
Doretta
2,597 babies named Doretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,597
- born since 1888
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doretta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,597 recorded since 1888.
Doretta has 2,597 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2024.
- #3,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,597 born since 1888
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doretta ranks #3,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,597 born since 1888, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,597
- born since 1888
- 1950s
- peak decade
Doretta's 2,597 recorded births place it above 94.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Doretta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doretta's full recorded timeline at 1942, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doretta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2024
- Peak year (1953)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Doretta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (741 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Doretta's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Doretta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 53
1890s
53 births
- 1900s 72
1900s
72 births
- 1910s 186
1910s
186 births
- 1920s
1920s
321 births
- 1930s
1930s
330 births
- 1940s
1940s
322 births
- 1950s
1950s
741 births
- 1960s
1960s
347 births
- 1970s 129
1970s
129 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 741 births (29% of all-time use).
How Doretta 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 Doretta's total volume
Doretta by state
Where Doretta concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 98 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 74 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 49 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 35 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 32 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.5% |
98 of 2,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Doretta appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Doretta's data
- Doretta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (741 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dorettas (98 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 Doretta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1888–2024 (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 Doretta 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.