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Girl name

Dorotha

100% girls · last recorded 1970

Dorotha has been given to about 4,788 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,125
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dorotha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 197
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,788

How popular is Dorotha?

Its best year was 1921, when 197 babies were given the name, ranking 501st. The typical living American called Dorotha is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Dorotha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Doretha0.84
  2. Dortha0.84
  3. Dorothea0.81
  4. Dorothy0.74
  5. Otha0.63
  6. Porsha0.63
  7. Martha0.58
  8. Bertha0.58

Middle names for Dorotha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dorotha Rose0.85
  2. Dorotha Louise0.85
  3. Dorotha June0.84
  4. Dorotha Pearl0.84
  5. Dorotha Quinn0.84
  6. Dorotha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Dorotha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.86
  2. Cleoeither · 0.85
  3. Ilasister · 0.85
  4. Winonasister · 0.83
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.77
  6. Forestbrother · 0.75

Where Dorotha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dorotha White0.80
    2. Dorotha Reyes0.80
    3. Dorotha Nguyen0.80
    4. Dorotha Moore0.80
    5. Dorotha Lee0.80
    6. Dorotha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dorotha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.