How Many People Are Named Dorethea?
people named Dorethea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 672,804 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,035 babies named Dorethea in Social Security records from 1912 to 1977, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
32 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dorethea in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dorethea alive today is about 69 years old, and 82% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dorethea first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1956, to 32 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1977.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 1977
🏆 Rank History
Dorethea has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,532, in 1932.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,532 (1932) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,296 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dorethea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dorethea were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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