Boys' name · since 1913
Doroteo
Doroteo has 692 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 692
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Doroteo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 692 recorded since 1913.
Doroteo has 692 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #6,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 692 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doroteo ranks #6,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 692 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #6,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 692
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Doroteo's 692 recorded births place it above 85.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Doroteo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Doroteo splits its recorded history at 1961: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Doroteo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1929)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Doroteo by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (106 births, 15% of the file).
1940s was Doroteo's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Doroteo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
100 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
106 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 106 births (15% of all-time use).
How Doroteo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Doroteo's total volume
Doroteo by state
Where Doroteo concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 288 | 41.6% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.2% |
288 of 692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Doroteo's decade-level peak was the 1940s (106 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.
- Texas records the most Doroteos (288 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Doroteo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1913–2024 (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 Doroteo 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.