Dorothea

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Dorothea is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 34,314 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 34,308 as girls and 6 as boys. Dorothea gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,374 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 93
2023 62
2022 63
2021 74
2020 59
2019 48
2018 60
2017 45
2016 44
2015 38
2014 28
2013 26
2012 19
2011 16
2010 21
2009 21
2008 23
2007 15
2006 20
2005 14
2004 22
2003 26
2002 33
2001 18
2000 18
1999 28
1998 24
1997 27
1996 21
1995 22
1994 31
1993 32
1992 33
1991 38
1990 43
1989 51
1988 51
1987 44
1986 45
1985 43
1984 41
1983 52
1982 48
1981 54
1980 49
1979 59
1978 59
1977 61
1976 56
1975 64
1974 71
1973 66
1972 102
1971 101
1970 129
1969 148
1968 160
1967 184
1966 207
1965 211
1964 256
1963 259
1962 312
1961 309
1960 280
1959 293
1958 298
1957 300
1956 300
1955 312
1954 298
1953 302
1952 320
1951 283
1950 308
1949 343
1948 296
1947 316
1946 287
1945 249
1944 300
1943 335
1942 340
1941 295
1940 350
1939 334
1938 316
1937 309
1936 368
1935 402
1934 441
1933 422
1932 443
1931 505
1930 640
1929 572
1928 630
1927 707
1926 758
1925 891
1924 937
1923 925
1922 931
1921 1,057
1920 1,110
1919 1,001
1918 1,065
1917 1,076
1916 1,036
1915 925
1914 731
1913 658
1912 562
1911 389
1910 307
1909 253
1908 246
1907 239
1906 178
1905 217
1904 168
1903 136
1902 124
1901 109
1900 140
1899 94
1898 114
1897 91
1896 83
1895 76
1894 77
1893 88
1892 65
1891 67
1890 52
1889 56
1888 38
1887 62
1886 35
1885 34
1884 40
1883 30
1882 15
1881 21
1880 16