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 was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1923 (10 births).

About the name Dorthia

PronunciationDAWR-thee-uh /ˈdɔːɹðiə/
10peak births 1923
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Dorthia

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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) 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

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
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