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Girl name

Doretha

100% girls · last recorded 1998

Doretha has been given to about 8,562 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 5,105
Median age today72 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Doretha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1956 · 198
  • Born in 20250
  • All time8,562

How popular is Doretha?

Its best year was 1956, when 198 babies were given the name, ranking 680th. The typical living American called Doretha is about 72 years old today.

Names that sound like Doretha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dortha0.84
  2. Dorotha0.84
  3. Retha0.74
  4. Aretha0.74
  5. Dorothea0.71
  6. Bertha0.63
  7. Letha0.63
  8. Otha0.63

Middle names for Doretha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Doretha Rose0.85
  2. Doretha Louise0.85
  3. Doretha June0.84
  4. Doretha Pearl0.84
  5. Doretha Quinn0.84
  6. Doretha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Doretha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.91
  2. Lenorasister · 0.87
  3. Elouisesister · 0.85
  4. Louiebrother · 0.84
  5. Otisbrother · 0.84
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.84

Where Doretha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Doretha White0.80
    2. Doretha Reyes0.80
    3. Doretha Nguyen0.80
    4. Doretha Moore0.80
    5. Doretha Lee0.80
    6. Doretha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Doretha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.