Dortha
A variant of Dorothea and Dorothy, Greek names joining "doron", gift, with "theos", god, so a gift of God.
Dortha in 2025
Dortha 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 Dortha has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Dortha
Dortha reached its highest point in 1921, when 295 babies were given the name, ranking 738th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 730th, in 1925.
Across the 137 years of records since 1889, 6,811 babies have been named Dortha. Half of them were born before 1926, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Dortha by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dortha | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,174 |
| 1890s | 58 | 1,510 |
| 1900s | 282 | 801 |
| 1910s | 1,297 | 831 |
| 1920s | 2,500 | 730 |
| 1930s | 1,456 | 861 |
| 1940s | 682 | 1,373 |
| 1950s | 325 | 2,340 |
| 1960s | 149 | 3,442 |
| 1970s | 35 | 8,338 |
| 1980s | 22 | 12,370 |
Where Dortha is heading
Dortha 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 1921 peak — Dortha is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Dortha
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dortha.