Doretha
A respelling of Dorothea, a Greek name combining doron, gift, with theos, god, so understood as a gift of God.
Doretha in 2025
Doretha was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Doretha has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Doretha
Doretha reached its highest point in 1956, when 198 babies were given the name, ranking 1,189th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 905th, in 1932.
Across the 130 years of records since 1896, 8,562 babies have been named Doretha. Half of them were born before 1945, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Doretha by decade
| Decade | Babies named Doretha | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 2,308 |
| 1900s | 88 | 1,388 |
| 1910s | 541 | 1,259 |
| 1920s | 1,379 | 1,001 |
| 1930s | 1,451 | 905 |
| 1940s | 1,496 | 991 |
| 1950s | 1,833 | 1,131 |
| 1960s | 1,123 | 1,401 |
| 1970s | 400 | 2,420 |
| 1980s | 186 | 3,705 |
| 1990s | 59 | 9,753 |
Where Doretha is heading
Doretha was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1956 peak — Doretha is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Doretha
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Doretha.