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Girl name

Dortha

100% girls · last recorded 1984

Dortha has been given to about 6,811 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,985
Median age today88 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dortha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1921 · 295
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,811

How popular is Dortha?

Its best year was 1921, when 295 babies were given the name, ranking 390th. The typical living American called Dortha is about 88 years old today.

Names that sound like Dortha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Doretha0.84
  2. Dorotha0.84
  3. Otha0.75
  4. Porsha0.75
  5. Dora0.69
  6. Dorthy0.70
  7. Martha0.68
  8. Bertha0.68

Middle names for Dortha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dortha Josephine0.84
  2. Dortha Rose0.83
  3. Dortha Louise0.83
  4. Dortha June0.82
  5. Dortha Pearl0.82
  6. Dortha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Dortha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.87
  2. Winonasister · 0.87
  3. Ilasister · 0.87
  4. Cleoeither · 0.86
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.82
  6. Archiebrother · 0.79

Where Dortha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dortha White0.78
    2. Dortha Reyes0.78
    3. Dortha Nguyen0.78
    4. Dortha Moore0.78
    5. Dortha Lee0.78
    6. Dortha Hill0.78

    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 Dortha

    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.