How Many People Are Named Dorothea?
people named Dorothea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 34,656 people in the US has this name
Based on 34,427 babies named Dorothea in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
1,110 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god". Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dorothea in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dorothea alive today is about 62 years old, and 68% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dorothea first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 1,110 babies. In 2025, 113 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dorothea has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #174, in 1912. In 2025 it ranked #1,782.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,782 |
| Best rank | #174 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #219 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dorothea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dorothea were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,323 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dorothea was given 2.5 times as often in Massachusetts, 2.2 times in New Jersey and 2.1 times in Maryland.
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