Dortha is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dortha means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dortha across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dortha has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dortha is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “gift of God”. A variant of Dorothea or Dorothy.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,811 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dortha per year, United States (1889 to 1984). United States peaked in 1921 (295/yr).
Dortha has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1921, when it ranked #737 nationally (given to 295 babies that year).
Dorothy · Dorothea · Dorthy · Dorotha · Doretha · Dorathy · Dorthea · Dorthey
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