Dorth
Dorth is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It existed between 1818 and 1831, when it was merged with the village of Gorssel.
Meaning & Origin of Dorth
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dorth is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It existed between 1818 and 1831, when it was merged with the village of Gorssel.
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The Story of Dorth
The earliest SSA record of Dorth as a baby girl name dates back to 1925, when 5 babies received it. 1925 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Dorth — #4,973 in the national rankings. Dorth last appeared in the published SSA data in 1925, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Dorth
Dorth is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Dorth's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #4,973. Use the chart and map above to compare Dorth's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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