Total births
47
Girls' name · since 1920
Doritha
47 babies named Doritha in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 47
- total births
- 1920–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Doritha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 47 have been recorded since 1920.
Doritha has 47 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1970.
- 47 total births
- 1920–1970 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
47 girls have been named Doritha since 1920, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1970.
- 47
- total births
- 1920–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Doritha was born in this single decade.
1968
Single peak year
8 babies were named Doritha in 1968 - its busiest year on record.
Doritha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Doritha's full recorded timeline at 1965, 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 1920, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Doritha at a glance
Last recorded 1970Peak year
1968
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Doritha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1970
- Peak year (1968)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Doritha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Doritha's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Doritha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 21 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Doritha? ▼
47 babies have been named Doritha since 1920. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1968 with 8 births.
When was Doritha most popular? ▼
Doritha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Doritha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Doritha since 1920 -- 51 years through the most recent 1970 data.
What names are similar to Doritha? ▼
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 Doritha's data
- Doritha's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1970s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Doritha
Nearby Names Like Doritha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Doritha
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 Doritha side by side: Doritha vs Dorothy Doritha vs Doris Doritha vs Dora
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–1970 (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. "Doritha: Baby Name Since 1920 - 47 Births, Peak 1968." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/doritha. 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 Doritha 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 July 2026.