Dortha

Girl · recorded 1889–1984

  • 1984last recorded
  • 1925best year

Most popular in 1925.

Last recorded in 1984. 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 Dortha.

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Its story

Popularity since 1889

012124118891913193719601984

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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 88 recorded years as a table
Dortha, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188928
189252
189440
189530
189621
189751
189819
189939
190050
190179
190276
190376
1904116
190575
190698
1907157
1908126
190995
191093
1911117
1912174
1913151
1914138
1915150
1916150
1917190
1918161
1919194
1920207
1921239
1922198
1923229
1924221
1925241
1926223
1927185
1928153
1929190
1930180
1931170
1932155
1933150
1934147
1935133
1936125
1937113
193893
1939100
194074
194170
194253
194362
194452
194553
194637
194738
194826
194927
195026
195119
195218
195322
195417
195519
195611
195714
195813
195912
196011
196115
196211
19637
196410
19655
19665
19677
19683
19695
19703
19726
19733
19753
19764
19783
19804
19823
19833
19843

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dortha 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 1984
5
Rank in 1984
#10,422
How rare
1 in 336,763 girls
Since 1889
6,811

Dortha was last recorded in 1984. 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 1925, at 241 per million girls born.

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

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