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Dorothea

Girl's name · #1782 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Dorothea was #174 in 1912, slipped to #8213 by 2007, and has climbed back to #1782 today. Roughly 34,000 girls have been named Dorothea since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#264 in Austria (2025) · #474 in Scotland (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #709 in Italy (2024) · #872 in England & Wales (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #1,768 in Canada (2025) · #5,797 in Ecuador (2024) · #4,389 in France (2023) · #579 in Slovakia (2013) · #151 in New Zealand (1933).

Famous Dorotheas

• Dorothea Lange — American photojournalist (1895–1965)
• Dorothea Wierer — Former Italian biathlete (born 1990)
• Dorothea Christiane Erxleben — German physician (1715–1762)
• Dorothea Tanning — American painter, printmaker and sculptor (1910–2012)
• Dorothea of Brandenburg — Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (1430–1495)
• Dorothea Dix — American social reformer (1802–1887)
• Dorothea Douglass — British tennis and badminton player (1878–1960)

In stories & tradition

• Dorothea Arnault — Fire Emblem: Three Houses (video game)
• Dorothea "Doortje" Van Hoeck^nl — F.C. De Kampioenen (TV series)
• Dorothea — The Cheetah Girls (TV series)

What Dorotheas become

Among 926 notable people named Dorothea:

Medical professionals appear 3.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dorothea Christiane Erxleben, German physician (1715–1762).

Similar names: Dorothy · Inez · Doris · Lottie · Sybil · Georgie

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