Doretha
1 countryUS
8,562
total births, United States
Total births recorded
8,562
Peak year (United States)
1956
Peak-year count
198
First recorded
1896
Popularity over time in United States
Doretha’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
8,562 births recorded 1896–1998 · peaked in 1956 with 198 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Doretha’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #2715 | — |
| 1978 | #3777 | ↓1062 |
| 1979 | #3541 | ↑236 |
| 1980 | #2342 | ↑1199 |
| 1981 | #4532 | ↓2190 |
| 1982 | #3647 | ↑885 |
| 1983 | #3949 | ↓302 |
| 1984 | #3990 | ↓41 |
| 1985 | #5348 | ↓1358 |
| 1986 | #5459 | ↓111 |
| 1987 | #5613 | ↓154 |
| 1988 | #4840 | ↑773 |
| 1989 | #6160 | ↓1320 |
| 1990 | #6131 | ↑29 |
| 1991 | #6253 | ↓122 |
| 1992 | #8734 | ↓2481 |
| 1993 | #11780 | ↓3046 |
| 1994 | #11778 | ↑2 |
| 1995 | #13386 | ↓1608 |
| 1998 | #14122 | ↓736 |