Girls' name · since 1896
Dorotea
130 babies named Dorotea in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorotea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 130 have been recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Dorotea recorded 130 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2016.
- #24,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 130 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorotea ranks #24,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 130 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 130
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorotea's 130 recorded births place it above 66.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dorotea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorotea splits its recorded history at 1926: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorotea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2016
- Peak year (1922)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Dorotea by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Dorotea's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dorotea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (28% of all-time use).
Dorotea by state
Where Dorotea concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 21.5% |
28 of 130 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dorotea's data
- Dorotea's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Doroteas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorotea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1896–2016 (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 Dorotea 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.