Dorthea Name Popularity

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How popular is Dorthea?

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

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

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #648 in 1884.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 69 occurrences.

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

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dorthea occurred roughly during the years 1910-1921, 1947-1950, and 1963-1966, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1926-1931, 1944-1947, 1972-1975, and 1982-1985.

Dorthea's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dorthea for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dorthea?

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

The name Dorthea is mostly unused and will probably continue 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, Dorthea has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Dorthea (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		5	16,910
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		5	18,048
2008		7	14,250
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		6	15,018
2004		< 5	--
2003		5	16,473
2002		7	12,575
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		7	11,176
1996		10	8,336
1995		6	12,201
1994		7	10,890
1993		10	8,235
1992		16	5,796
1991		20	4,850
1990		14	6,226
1989		12	6,654
1988		12	6,380
1987		10	6,935
1986		12	5,865
1985		12	5,761
1984		18	4,207
1983		16	4,527
1982		23	3,555
1981		13	5,340
1980		12	5,618
1979		12	5,505
1978		11	5,658
1977		24	3,200
1976		14	4,413
1975		12	4,933
1974		17	3,738
1973		20	3,261
1972		20	3,200
1971		18	3,546
1970		31	2,411
1969		23	2,784
1968		34	2,063
1967		28	2,288
1966		49	1,605
1965		29	2,217
1964		32	2,114
1963		33	2,070
1962		41	1,792
1961		22	2,628
1960		38	1,839
1959		42	1,705
1958		37	1,799
1957		34	1,879
1956		41	1,663
1955		33	1,855
1954		43	1,543
1953		24	2,140
1952		26	1,989
1951		30	1,780
1950		40	1,458
1949		17	2,438
1948		20	2,203
1947		11	3,305
1946		23	1,927
1945		20	1,892
1944		19	1,981
1943		17	2,175
1942		23	1,769
1941		23	1,658
1940		11	2,608
1939		23	1,603
1938		18	1,890
1937		34	1,240
1936		19	1,754
1935		25	1,489
1934		28	1,379
1933		21	1,668
1932		36	1,196
1931		22	1,645
1930		36	1,256
1929		32	1,347
1928		37	1,257
1927		49	1,090
1926		47	1,101
1925		39	1,255
1924		64	951
1923		49	1,091
1922		49	1,093
1921		69	890
1920		50	1,053
1919		44	1,109
1918		48	1,046
1917		38	1,164
1916		33	1,253
1915		36	1,143
1914		29	1,127
1913		23	1,156
1912		14	1,492
1911		10	1,570
1910		11	1,447
1909		12	1,237
1908		14	1,103
1907		10	1,319
1906		7	1,598
1905		< 5	--
1904		< 5	--
1903		5	1,862
1902		< 5	--
1901		< 5	--
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		7	1,290
1896		< 5	--
1895		9	1,145
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		11	648
1883		< 5	--
1882		5	943
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.