Dorothe

DOH-rahth /ˈdoɹɑːð/
girl 3 syllables fading

Dorothe is a rare variant of Dorothy that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Dorothe is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1961. Dorothe was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1922 (49 births).

About the name Dorothe

PronunciationDOH-rahth /ˈdoɹɑːð/
CultureDutchGerman
49peak births 1922
1904first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorothe

How popular is Dorothe?

Girls named Dorothe
19041910192019301940195019601961
Girls named Dorothe per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1904–1961 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1961) 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

Dorothe total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19616—#6,022
19605—#6,615
195010—#3,493
19436—#4,310
19415—#4,583
19407—#3,594
19397—#3,527
19388—#3,257
193611—#2,562
19346—#3,927
193315—#2,077
19329—#3,106
193112—#2,459
193014—#2,341
192913—#2,471
192819—#1,974
19278—#3,623
192620—#1,947
192525—#1,706
192443—#1,211
192336—#1,309
192249—#1,092
192148—#1,098
192035—#1,318
191941—#1,160
191833—#1,341
191724—#1,565
191616—#2,051
191521—#1,631
191424—#1,271
191318—#1,374
191210—#1,885
19118—#1,828
19108—#1,815
19085—#2,195
19075—#2,152
19068—#1,455
19046—#1,708