Doreathea

DOH-ree-thee-uh /ˈdoɹiːˌθiə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Doreathea is a very rare variant of Dorothea that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Doreathea is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1931. Doreathea was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1927 (6 births).

About the name Doreathea

PronunciationDOH-ree-thee-uh /ˈdoɹiːˌθiə/
6peak births 1927
1920first in SSA data

Names similar to Doreathea

How popular is Doreathea?

Girls named Doreathea
1920192519301931
Girls named Doreathea per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1931 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1931) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Doreathea total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19315—#4,487
19276—#4,427
19265—#5,025
19205—#5,177