Girl nameNot in the current top charts
Doretha
3 syllablesPeak year: 19577 lettersStarts with D
Meaning & origin
We're still researching Doretha's meaning
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Doretha's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Doretha |
|---|---|
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1900 | 6 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1906 | 11 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 21 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 26 |
| 1912 | 36 |
| 1913 | 33 |
| 1914 | 41 |
| 1915 | 50 |
| 1916 | 57 |
| 1917 | 83 |
| 1918 | 90 |
| 1919 | 104 |
| 1920 | 129 |
| 1921 | 117 |
| 1922 | 114 |
| 1923 | 122 |
| 1924 | 159 |
| 1925 | 157 |
| 1926 | 161 |
| 1927 | 142 |
| 1928 | 163 |
| 1929 | 115 |
| 1930 | 152 |
| 1931 | 159 |
| 1932 | 172 |
| 1933 | 129 |
| 1934 | 154 |
| 1935 | 155 |
| 1936 | 123 |
| 1937 | 146 |
| 1938 | 134 |
| 1939 | 127 |
| 1940 | 155 |
| 1941 | 146 |
| 1942 | 145 |
| 1943 | 128 |
| 1944 | 157 |
| 1945 | 153 |
| 1946 | 136 |
| 1947 | 161 |
| 1948 | 158 |
| 1949 | 157 |
| 1950 | 155 |
| 1951 | 180 |
| 1952 | 174 |
| 1953 | 195 |
| 1954 | 195 |
| 1955 | 191 |
| 1956 | 198 |
| 1957 | 198 |
| 1958 | 185 |
| 1959 | 162 |
| 1960 | 163 |
| 1961 | 148 |
| 1962 | 147 |
| 1963 | 132 |
| 1964 | 110 |
| 1965 | 107 |
| 1966 | 88 |
| 1967 | 71 |
| 1968 | 84 |
| 1969 | 73 |
| 1970 | 66 |
| 1971 | 62 |
| 1972 | 53 |
| 1973 | 43 |
| 1974 | 37 |
| 1975 | 32 |
| 1976 | 36 |
| 1977 | 30 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1979 | 22 |
| 1980 | 41 |
| 1981 | 16 |
| 1982 | 22 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1990 | 14 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1998 | 5 |
Doretha through the decades
- Doretha peaked in 1957, when 198 babies were named Doretha in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (1987–1998), use of Doretha has fallen 52% compared to the 10 years before that.