Girls' name · since 1889
Dortha
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 6,811 babies named Dortha, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,811
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dortha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,811 have been recorded since 1889.
Dortha has 6,811 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1984.
- #2,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,811 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dortha ranks #2,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,811 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,811
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dortha's 6,811 recorded births place it above 97.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
Dortha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dortha's full recorded timeline at 1936, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 295 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dortha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1984
- Peak year (1921)
- 295
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Dortha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,500 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Dortha's strongest decade.
2,500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dortha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 58
1890s
58 births
- 1900s 282
1900s
282 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,297 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,500 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,456 births
- 1940s 682
1940s
682 births
- 1950s 325
1950s
325 births
- 1960s 149
1960s
149 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,500 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dortha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dortha's total volume
Dortha by state
Where Dortha concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 732 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 565 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 525 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 445 | 6.5% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 394 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 388 | 5.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 361 | 5.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 302 | 4.4% |
732 of 6,811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Dortha appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dortha's data
- Dortha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,500 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Dorthas (732 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Dortha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1889–1984 (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 Dortha 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.