Recorded 1970–1999 Girls' name Peak 1972 49 births

Dorota — girls' name

49 babies named Dorota in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s51990s16
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Dorota was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dorota in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dorota

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Dorota between 1970 and 1999, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorota currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorota performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dorota shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dorota in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorota 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 49 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.

Dorota at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

49

Since 1970

30 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1970

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1999

Dorota popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1970

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199919931991198519741973197219711970 5

Dorota by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 57% of Dorota's all-time total
1970s281980s51990s16

Dorota by state

Where Dorota concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dorota
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 10.2%
Illinois share of Dorota's total US births 10.2%

5 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dorota?
49 babies have been named Dorota since 1970. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Dorota most popular?
Dorota was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Dorota most popular?
The top states for the name Dorota are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Dorota been used?
Dorota has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 30 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Dorota?
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.

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, 1970–1999 (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.