How Many People Are Named Doretha?
An estimated 3,720 people in the United States have the first name Doretha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Doretha peaked in popularity in 1956 with 198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Doretha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Doretha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Doretha is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
3,720
About 1 in 92,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1956
198 births
Total Registered
8,562
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Doretha
Doretha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,562 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Doretha as a female name
Ranked #14,823 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1956 (198 births)
Doretha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Doretha span from the 1890s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 1,833 babies were registered. Doretha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Doretha by Decade
How has Doretha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Doretha by State
Birth registrations for Doretha span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia. The lowest are in Kentucky, West Virginia, Arkansas. On average, about 260 Dorethas were registered per state.
Doretha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Doretha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Doretha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Doretha?
We estimate approximately 3,720 people named Doretha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 92,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Doretha a common name?
Doretha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,562 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Doretha most popular?
Doretha reached peak popularity in 1956, when 198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Doretha is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Doretha a female name?
Doretha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Doretha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Doretha Smith, Doretha Johnson, Doretha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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