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Dorothea

Girl

Classic name

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1920 was its best year: 1,110 births, or 1 baby in 2,038. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1777.
34,421births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 187rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Dorothea are born

1920

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The darker the blue, the more common Dorothea is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dorothea is most common in Massachusetts (3 times), New York (2.2) and New Jersey (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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