Dorthula — girls' name

What the Data Says About Dorthula

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Dorthula between 1916 and 1950, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dorthula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dorthula performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dorthula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dorthula in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.