Dorthia

Girl · recorded 1914–1974

  • 1974last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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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 23 recorded years as a table
Dorthia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19149
19175
19205
19216
19226
19238
19248
19257
19265
19277
19288
19317
19327
19345
19355
19377
19395
19424
19434
19455
19493
19603
19743

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dorthia 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 1974
5
Rank in 1974
#8,775
How rare
1 in 293,506 girls
Since 1914
152

Dorthia was last recorded in 1974. 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 1914, at 9 per million girls born.

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

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