Girls' name · since 1912
Dorthe
Dorthe has 36 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
36 girls have been named Dorthe since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorthe has been recorded 36 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1932.
- #38,776 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 36 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorthe ranks #38,776 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #38,776 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 36
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dorthe's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorthe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorthe's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorthe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1932
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dorthe by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (17 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Dorthe's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dorthe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
14 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dorthe's data
- Dorthe's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- 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 Dorthe: 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 (~20 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, 1912–1932 (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 Dorthe 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.