Dorthia

DAWR-thee-uh /ˈdɔːɹðiə/
girl 2 syllables fading

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

Dorthia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1974. Dorthia first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1923 (10 births).

About the name Dorthia

PronunciationDAWR-thee-uh /ˈdɔːɹðiə/
10peak births 1923
1914first appeared

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How popular is Dorthia?

Girls named Dorthia
19141920193019401950196019701974
Girls named Dorthia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1974 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1974)

Dorthia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19745#9,140
19606#5,883
19495#5,450
19457#3,762
19435#4,847
19425#4,807
19395#4,416
19377#3,537
19355#4,384
19345#4,443
19327#3,664
19317#3,577
19289#3,247
19278#3,625
19266#4,446
19258#3,764
192410#3,198
192310#3,185
19227#4,117
19217#4,131
19206#4,528
19175#4,767
19147#2,966