Dorathea

Girl · recorded 1883–1966

  • 1966last recorded
  • 1883best year

Most popular in 1883.

Last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dorathea.

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

0316218831904192519451966

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 60 recorded years as a table
Dorathea, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188362
188928
189026
189132
189338
189521
189634
189721
189823
190121
190230
190334
190524
190630
190725
190815
190937
191023
191124
191223
191332
191426
191523
191622
191726
191818
191916
192018
192118
192219
19239
192416
192514
192614
192713
19287
192913
193013
19319
19328
193312
193411
19357
19366
19385
19396
19406
19416
19425
19434
19444
19464
19473
19485
19513
19523
19543
19563
19573
19664

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dorathea isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1966
6
Rank in 1966
#5,809
How rare
1 in 282,029 girls
Since 1883
645

Dorathea was last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1883, at 62 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dorathea doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.