Dortha
Dortha is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dortha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dortha is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dortha
American parents first put Dortha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1889, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 295 Dorthas were born — ranking #389 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Dorthas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1984 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 7K Dorthas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dortha
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About the name Dortha
Dortha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Dortha's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #389. Use the chart and map above to compare Dortha'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.