How Many People Are Named Dorthea?
people named Dorthea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 286,732 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,437 babies named Dorthea in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
69 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dorthea in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dorthea alive today is about 59 years old, and 53% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 48 and 71 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dorthea first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1921, to 69 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dorthea has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #648, in 1884. In 2025 it ranked #12,243.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,243 |
| Best rank | #648 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,088 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dorthea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dorthea were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 23 of those alive today.
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