Girls' name · since 1912
Dorothia
Dorothia has 132 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorothia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 132 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Dorothia recorded 132 times among girls since 1912, 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 1912 to 1970.
- #24,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorothia ranks #24,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorothia's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorothia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dorothia splits its recorded history at 1925: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% 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 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dorothia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1970
- Peak year (1929)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Dorothia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (58 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Dorothia's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dorothia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 58 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorothia's data
- Dorothia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dorothia: 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 (~58 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, 1912–1970 (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 Dorothia 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.