Doretha Name Popularity

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How popular is Doretha?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Doretha is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #502 in 1932.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1956 with 198 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Doretha was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Doretha occurred roughly during the years 1904-1908, 1909-1920, 1921-1924, and 1977-1980.

Doretha's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Doretha for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Doretha?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Doretha is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Doretha has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Doretha (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		5	14,823
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		5	14,071
1994		6	12,214
1993		6	12,215
1992		9	8,943
1991		14	6,343
1990		14	6,225
1989		13	6,260
1988		17	4,894
1987		13	5,678
1986		13	5,521
1985		13	5,439
1984		19	4,042
1983		19	3,984
1982		22	3,680
1981		16	4,587
1980		41	2,355
1979		22	3,569
1978		19	3,815
1977		30	2,732
1976		36	2,301
1975		32	2,468
1974		37	2,186
1973		43	1,921
1972		53	1,679
1971		62	1,564
1970		66	1,505
1969		74	1,318
1968		83	1,189
1967		71	1,285
1966		88	1,131
1965		107	1,008
1964		110	1,029
1963		132	916
1962		147	870
1961		148	878
1960		163	815
1959		162	803
1958		185	726
1957		198	706
1956		198	680
1955		191	678
1954		195	659
1953		195	640
1952		174	671
1951		180	649
1950		155	690
1949		157	664
1948		158	665
1947		161	660
1946		136	685
1945		153	589
1944		157	585
1943		128	668
1942		146	621
1941		146	578
1940		154	560
1939		127	595
1938		134	598
1937		146	560
1936		123	595
1935		155	515
1934		154	521
1933		129	563
1932		171	502
1931		159	521
1930		152	554
1929		115	651
1928		163	546
1927		141	599
1926		161	563
1925		158	570
1924		159	583
1923		122	671
1922		114	686
1921		117	686
1920		129	634
1919		104	686
1918		90	751
1917		83	759
1916		57	897
1915		50	938
1914		41	922
1913		33	932
1912		36	835
1911		26	841
1910		21	948
1909		11	1,312
1908		21	855
1907		12	1,159
1906		11	1,174
1905		16	935
1904		5	1,960
1903		6	1,652
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		6	1,776
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		6	1,458
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.