Dorothea Girl
How popular is Dorothea?
#1,777 girl name in 2025
113 baby girls were named Dorothea in the US in 2025, making it the 1777th most popular girl name.
10,381living people named Dorothea (est.)
69median age of people named Dorothea
34,427babies named Dorothea since 1880
1 in 29,339US babies born in 2025
Dorothea popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,777 for girls (▲ 290 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 113 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+197% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,914 in 2015, #2,779 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (1,110 girls) |
| Highest rank | #174 in 1912 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dorothea is most popular
Babies named Dorothea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Dorothea by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 347 | #268 |
| 1890s | 807 | #286 |
| 1900s | 1,810 | #206 |
| 1910s | 7,750 | #174 |
| 1920s | 8,518 | #187 |
| 1930s | 4,180 | #243 |
| 1940s | 3,111 | #343 |
| 1950s | 3,008 | #462 |
| 1960s | 2,326 | #554 |
| 1970s | 768 | #974 |
| 1980s | 478 | #1,958 |
| 1990s | 299 | #2,690 |
| 2000s | 210 | #3,885 |
| 2010s | 345 | #2,809 |
| 2020s | 464 | #1,777 |
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Questions
- Is Dorothea a boy or girl name?
- Dorothea is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dorothea were girls.
- How popular is the name Dorothea?
- 113 baby girls were named Dorothea in the US in 2025, making it the 1777th most popular girl name.
- When was Dorothea most popular?
- Dorothea peaked in 1920, when 1,110 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #174 in 1912.
- How many people are named Dorothea?
- 34,427 babies have been named Dorothea in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,381 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Dorothea most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dorothea was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.