Is Dorothea a boy or girl name?
Dorothea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 93 girls and 0 boys were named Dorothea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 34,314 US babies named Dorothea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,066
- Babies named Dorothea since 1880
- 34,314
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,110 babies
Boys and girls named Dorothea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 347 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 807 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,810 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 7,750 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 8,518 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,180 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,111 | 100% |
| 1950s | 6 | 3,008 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,326 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 768 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 478 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 299 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 210 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 345 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 351 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,066 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,759 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,727 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,423 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,788 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,818 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,449 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,536 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,936 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,930 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,182 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,674 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,525 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,243 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,378 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,998 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,211 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,431 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,020 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,623 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,845 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,911 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,145 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,016 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,118 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,529 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,037 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,777 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,565 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,555 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,444 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,999 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,706 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,309 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,224 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,367 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,273 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,325 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,349 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,970 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,125 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,965 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,105 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,818 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,754 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,703 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,720 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,565 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,431 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,454 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,103 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,151 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 129 | #976 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 148 | #856 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 160 | #791 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 184 | #724 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 207 | #675 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 211 | #678 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 256 | #640 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 259 | #628 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 312 | #555 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 309 | #568 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 280 | #592 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 293 | #575 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 298 | #568 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 300 | #553 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,634 | 294 | #546 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 312 | #522 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 298 | #515 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 302 | #500 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 320 | #471 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 283 | #486 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 308 | #463 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 343 | #427 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 296 | #466 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 316 | #463 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 287 | #460 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 249 | #453 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 300 | #418 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 335 | #398 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 340 | #387 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 295 | #401 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 350 | #344 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 334 | #353 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 316 | #366 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 309 | #368 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 368 | #322 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 402 | #307 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 441 | #294 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 422 | #295 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 443 | #300 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 505 | #278 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 640 | #243 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 572 | #268 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 630 | #257 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 707 | #245 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 758 | #233 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 891 | #215 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 937 | #209 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 925 | #210 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 931 | #207 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,057 | #196 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #187 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,001 | #191 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 1,065 | #187 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #180 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,036 | #179 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 925 | #182 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 731 | #182 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 658 | #176 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 562 | #174 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 389 | #182 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 307 | #212 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 253 | #223 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 246 | #217 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 239 | #211 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 178 | #242 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 217 | #207 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 168 | #240 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 136 | #263 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 124 | #280 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 109 | #285 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 140 | #274 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 94 | #305 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 114 | #287 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 91 | #303 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 83 | #320 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 76 | #327 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 77 | #318 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 88 | #287 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 65 | #330 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 67 | #307 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 52 | #355 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 56 | #330 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 38 | #398 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 62 | #268 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 35 | #360 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 34 | #343 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 40 | #305 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 30 | #326 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 15 | #477 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 21 | #362 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 16 | #425 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dorothea reached #3,634 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #174 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dorothea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.