The first name Doretha
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Doretha at birth, 1880–2025
In 1998, 5 girls born in the United States were named Doretha, the 14,823rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 198 were.
8,562
babies named Doretha since 1880
#14,823
rank in 1998
1956
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- Is Doretha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,562 US babies named Doretha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Doretha most popular?
- 1956 in the United States, when 198 babies were named Doretha, its highest rank at 680th.