Dorothe

Girl · recorded 1904–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1922best year

Most popular in 1922.

Last recorded in 1961. 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 Dorothe.

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Its story

Popularity since 1904

0214119041918193319471961

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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 38 recorded years as a table
Dorothe, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
190422
190627
190716
190815
191020
191119
191218
191329
191432
191521
191615
191722
191829
191936
192029
192139
192241
192330
192434
192521
192617
19277
192816
192912
193012
193111
19328
193315
19346
193611
19387
19396
19406
19414
19434
19506
19602
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dorothe 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 1961
6
Rank in 1961
#5,851
How rare
1 in 336,415 girls
Since 1904
644

Dorothe was last recorded in 1961. 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 1922, at 41 per million girls born.

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

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