Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dorothea

#768 most common girls' name of all time · #1,389 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#768
Rank overall
#1,389 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
34,427
Since 2016
661
Peak year
1920 #187
Best rank
#174 1912
Girls Boys peak 1,110/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dorothea is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 113 — 113 #1,778
2024 93 — 93 #2,067
2023 62 — 62 #2,758
2022 63 — 63 #2,722
2021 74 — 74 #2,417
2020 59 — 59 #2,781
2019 48 — 48 #3,274
2018 60 — 60 #2,810
2017 45 — 45 #3,437
2016 44 — 44 #3,523
2015 38 — 38 #3,915
2014 28 — 28 #4,895
2013 26 — 26 #5,145
2012 19 — 19 #6,578
2011 16 — 16 #7,438
2010 21 — 21 #6,187
2009 21 — 21 #6,319
2008 23 — 23 #5,958
2007 15 — 15 #8,102
2006 20 — 20 #6,359
2005 14 — 14 #7,897
2004 22 — 22 #5,560
2003 26 — 26 #4,805
2002 33 — 33 #3,890
2001 18 — 18 #6,070
2000 18 — 18 #5,942
1999 28 — 28 #4,090
1998 24 — 24 #4,493
1997 27 — 27 #4,010
1996 21 — 21 #4,741
1995 22 — 22 #4,521
1994 31 — 31 #3,538
1993 32 — 32 #3,426
1992 33 — 33 #3,345
1991 38 — 38 #2,990
1990 43 — 43 #2,696
1989 51 — 51 #2,305
1988 51 — 51 #2,216
1987 44 — 44 #2,360
1986 45 — 45 #2,269
1985 43 — 43 #2,318
1984 41 — 41 #2,342
1983 52 — 52 #1,961
1982 48 — 48 #2,116
1981 54 — 54 #1,960
1980 49 — 49 #2,096
1979 59 — 59 #1,814
1978 59 — 59 #1,747
1977 61 — 61 #1,702
1976 56 — 56 #1,716
1975 64 — 64 #1,561
1974 71 — 71 #1,428
1973 66 — 66 #1,451
1972 102 — 102 #1,103
1971 101 — 101 #1,149
1970 129 — 129 #974
1969 148 — 148 #854
1968 160 — 160 #791
1967 184 — 184 #723
1966 207 — 207 #676
1965 211 — 211 #678
1964 256 — 256 #640
1963 259 — 259 #629
1962 313 — 313 #554
1961 308 — 308 #571
1960 280 — 280 #592
1959 293 — 293 #575
1958 298 — 298 #568
1957 300 — 300 #553
1956 294 6 300 #546
1955 312 — 312 #522
1954 298 — 298 #515
1953 302 — 302 #500
1952 320 — 320 #471
1951 283 — 283 #487
1950 308 — 308 #463
1949 343 — 343 #427
1948 296 — 296 #466
1947 316 — 316 #463
1946 287 — 287 #459
1945 249 — 249 #452
1944 300 — 300 #418
1943 335 — 335 #399
1942 340 — 340 #387
1941 295 — 295 #401
1940 350 — 350 #343
1939 334 — 334 #354
1938 316 — 316 #366
1937 309 — 309 #368
1936 368 — 368 #322
1935 402 — 402 #307
1934 441 — 441 #293
1933 422 — 422 #295
1932 443 — 443 #300
1931 505 — 505 #278
1930 640 — 640 #243
1929 572 — 572 #268
1928 630 — 630 #257
1927 707 — 707 #245
1926 758 — 758 #234
1925 891 — 891 #215
1924 937 — 937 #209
1923 925 — 925 #209
1922 931 — 931 #207
1921 1,057 — 1,057 #196
1920 1,110 — 1,110 #187
1919 1,001 — 1,001 #191
1918 1,065 — 1,065 #187
1917 1,076 — 1,076 #180
1916 1,036 — 1,036 #179
1915 925 — 925 #182
1914 731 — 731 #182
1913 658 — 658 #176
1912 562 — 562 #174
1911 389 — 389 #181
1910 307 — 307 #212
1909 253 — 253 #223
1908 246 — 246 #217
1907 239 — 239 #212
1906 178 — 178 #243
1905 217 — 217 #208
1904 168 — 168 #240
1903 136 — 136 #263
1902 124 — 124 #282
1901 109 — 109 #287
1900 140 — 140 #275
1899 94 — 94 #308
1898 114 — 114 #287
1897 91 — 91 #304
1896 83 — 83 #320
1895 76 — 76 #329
1894 77 — 77 #321
1893 88 — 88 #288
1892 65 — 65 #332
1891 67 — 67 #309
1890 52 — 52 #356
1889 56 — 56 #332
1888 38 — 38 #398
1887 62 — 62 #269
1886 35 — 35 #364
1885 34 — 34 #344
1884 40 — 40 #313
1883 30 — 30 #330
1882 15 — 15 #480
1881 21 — 21 #372
1880 16 — 16 #425