Dorethea

DOH-rih-thee-uh /ˈdoɹɪˌθiə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Dorethea is a rare variant of Dorothea that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Dorethea is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Dorethea was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1956 (32 births).

About the name Dorethea

PronunciationDOH-rih-thee-uh /ˈdoɹɪˌθiə/
32peak births 1956
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorethea

DorotheaDorethaDorthaDorothaDorothyDorthyAletheaDorisDorether

How popular is Dorethea?

Girls named Dorethea
19121920193019401950196019701977
Girls named Dorethea per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) 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

Dorethea total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19776—#8,736
19765—#9,691
197510—#5,645
19746—#7,956
197212—#4,598
19718—#6,162
19708—#5,958
196910—#4,798
196814—#3,658
196713—#3,715
19668—#4,983
196519—#2,862
196419—#2,931
196325—#2,441
196217—#3,067
196123—#2,564
196019—#2,838
195918—#2,786
195819—#2,688
195729—#2,037
195632—#1,905
195522—#2,356
195418—#2,613
195322—#2,252
195221—#2,284
195122—#2,138
195022—#2,069
194917—#2,436
194818—#2,352
194723—#2,055
194611—#3,082
194511—#2,781
194417—#2,119
19437—#3,900
194214—#2,452
194113—#2,434
194013—#2,331
193915—#2,145
193813—#2,367
193712—#2,478
193619—#1,754
193515—#2,125
193417—#1,938
193319—#1,796
193225—#1,532
193119—#1,816
193022—#1,716
192914—#2,343
192823—#1,745
192720—#1,954
192613—#2,605
192522—#1,858
192417—#2,232
192320—#1,960
192216—#2,308
192111—#2,985
192023—#1,767
191919—#1,935
191814—#2,412
19177—#3,811
191611—#2,707
191510—#2,746
191413—#1,929
19136—#2,910
19129—#2,017
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