Girls name
Dorothea
Dorothea is a girls' name given to 26,837 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1920 with 1,086 births. It has appeared in 49 states, and reached its highest rank of 70th among girls names in Massachusetts in 1913.
Which states favor Dorothea
Dorothea by state
Top states by all-time births named Dorothea. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 4,767 | #1886 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 3,215 | #1041 (2025) |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 2,080 | #913 (2022) |
| 4 | Illinois | 1,762 | — |
| 5 | New Jersey | 1,644 | — |
| 6 | Ohio | 1,491 | — |
| 7 | California | 1,201 | — |
| 8 | Michigan | 1,149 | — |
| 9 | Maryland | 763 | — |
| 10 | Missouri | 742 | — |
| 11 | Indiana | 653 | — |
| 12 | Texas | 629 | — |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 552 | — |
| 14 | Iowa | 505 | — |
| 15 | Connecticut | 466 | — |
| 16 | Virginia | 412 | — |
| 17 | Minnesota | 406 | — |
| 18 | Kansas | 382 | — |
| 19 | North Carolina | 297 | — |
| 20 | Florida | 286 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).