Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dorathea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dorathea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 645
- 0 boys · 645 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 197 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dorathea’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Dorathea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Dovie
“resembling a bird of peace” · “a peaceful man”
>99% girls
Dollie
“a gift of God”
>99% girls
Dora
“gift”
>99% girls
Dominga
“born on a Sunday” · “born on the Lord's day”
>99% girls
Odilia
“one who praises God”
>99% girls
Ona
“filled with grace”
>99% girls
Rosalea
“of the rose garden”
>99% girls