Doretha

doh-REH-thuh /doˈɹɛθə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Doretha is an uncommon variant of Dorothy that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Doretha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1998. Doretha first appears in 1896 and peaked in 1956 (198 births).

About the name Doretha

Pronunciationdoh-REH-thuh /doˈɹɛθə/
CultureEnglish
198peak births 1956
1896first appeared

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How popular is Doretha?

Girls named Doretha
1896190019201940196019801998
Girls named Doretha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1896–1998 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1998)

Doretha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199855#14,823
19955#14,073
19946#12,218
19936#12,216
19929#8,948
199114#6,344
199014#6,225
198913#6,263
198817#4,895
198713#5,681
198613#5,525
198513#5,438
198419#4,042
198319#3,986
198222#3,679
198116#4,591
198041#2,356
197922#3,572
197819#3,815
197730#2,733
197636#2,305
197532#2,470
197437#2,187
197343#1,919
197253#1,680
197162#1,564
197066#1,506
196973#1,331
196884#1,180
196771#1,285
196688#1,131
1965107#1,010
1964110#1,028
1963132#916
1962147#870
1961148#878
1960163#815
1959162#804
1958185#726
1957198#707
1956198#680
1955191#678
1954195#658
1953195#640
1952174#671
1951180#649
1950155#690
1949157#664
1948158#665
1947161#659
1946136#685
1945153#589
1944157#585
1943128#668
1942145#622
1941146#578
1940155#554
1939127#593
1938134#598
1937146#560
1936123#595
1935155#515
1934154#521
1933129#563
1932172#502
1931159#521
1930152#553
1929115#651
1928163#546
1927142#595
1926161#563
1925157#573
1924159#583
1923122#671
1922114#686
1921117#686
1920129#634
1919104#686
191890#751
191783#759
191657#897
191550#938
191441#922
191333#932
191236#835
191126#841
191021#948
190911#1,312
190821#855
190712#1,159
190611#1,174
190516#935
19045#1,960
19036#1,652
19006#1,776
18966#1,458