Feminine dossier · first seen 1882

Dorthea

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dorthea
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1882Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

92.8%

2024

All-time

2,430

Dorthea is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 69 girls were named Dorthea.

In 2024, only 5 girls were given the name.

All told, about 2,430 Americans have been named Dorthea and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1882.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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