Dorothea Name Popularity
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How popular is Dorothea?
In 2018 the rare name Dorothea, ranked the 2,825th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Dorothea is currently less popular.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #174 in 1912.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 1,110 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Dorothea in any given year was 14 in 2005.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dorothea occurred roughly during the years 1880-1887, 1890-1893, 1895-1900, 1906-1916, and 2011-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1934-1937, 1942-1945, 1962-1973, and 1988-1995.
Dorothea's popularity has steadily increased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Dorothea has risen significantly.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Dorothea?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
The name Dorothea is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Dorothea has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Dorothea (Girl) | Dorothea (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 59 | 2,825 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 45 | 3,436 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 44 | 3,528 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 38 | 3,926 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 28 | 4,921 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 26 | 5,177 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 19 | 6,657 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 16 | 7,522 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 21 | 6,239 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 21 | 6,375 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 23 | 5,992 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 15 | 8,207 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 20 | 6,428 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 14 | 8,014 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 22 | 5,620 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 26 | 4,843 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 33 | 3,910 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 18 | 6,143 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 18 | 6,015 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 28 | 4,117 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 24 | 4,527 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 27 | 4,037 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 21 | 4,777 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 23 | 4,386 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 31 | 3,554 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 32 | 3,443 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 33 | 3,352 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 38 | 2,996 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 43 | 2,707 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 51 | 2,307 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 51 | 2,224 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 44 | 2,367 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 46 | 2,235 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 42 | 2,369 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 41 | 2,349 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 52 | 1,969 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 48 | 2,125 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 54 | 1,965 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 49 | 2,104 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 58 | 1,836 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 59 | 1,753 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 61 | 1,703 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 56 | 1,720 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 64 | 1,566 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 71 | 1,430 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 66 | 1,454 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 102 | 1,103 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 101 | 1,150 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 129 | 976 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 148 | 856 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 160 | 791 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 184 | 725 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 206 | 678 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 211 | 678 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 256 | 640 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 258 | 630 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 312 | 555 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 310 | 565 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 279 | 594 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 294 | 574 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 297 | 568 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 301 | 553 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 293 | 547 | 6 | 3,629 |
| 1955 | | 311 | 522 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 298 | 515 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 302 | 500 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 320 | 471 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 283 | 487 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 308 | 463 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 343 | 427 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 296 | 466 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 316 | 463 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 287 | 460 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 249 | 453 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 300 | 417 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 335 | 398 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 340 | 387 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 295 | 401 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 350 | 344 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 334 | 353 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 316 | 366 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 309 | 368 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 368 | 322 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 403 | 307 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 440 | 294 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 422 | 295 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 444 | 299 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 505 | 278 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 640 | 244 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 572 | 268 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 630 | 257 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 707 | 245 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 759 | 233 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 890 | 215 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 937 | 209 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 925 | 210 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 931 | 207 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 1,057 | 196 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 1,110 | 187 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 1,001 | 191 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 1,065 | 187 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 1,076 | 180 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 1,036 | 179 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 925 | 182 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 731 | 182 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 658 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 562 | 174 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 389 | 182 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 307 | 212 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 253 | 223 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 246 | 217 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 239 | 211 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 178 | 242 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 217 | 207 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 168 | 240 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 136 | 263 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 124 | 280 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 109 | 285 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 140 | 274 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 94 | 305 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 114 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 91 | 303 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 83 | 320 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 76 | 327 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 77 | 318 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 88 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 65 | 330 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 67 | 307 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 52 | 355 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 56 | 330 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 38 | 398 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | 62 | 268 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 35 | 360 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 34 | 343 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 40 | 305 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 30 | 326 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 15 | 477 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 21 | 362 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 16 | 425 | < 5 | -- |