Girls' name · since 1914
Dorthia
152 babies named Dorthia in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorthia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 152 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorthia has been recorded 152 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1974.
- #22,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dorthia ranks #22,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dorthia's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dorthia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dorthia's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dorthia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1974
- Peak year (1923)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Dorthia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (71 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Dorthia's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dorthia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
71 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 71 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Dorthia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (71 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 Dorthia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1914–1974 (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 Dorthia 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.