Dorothea is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #5623 in 2004 with 22 recorded births. This places Dorothea in the top 30% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 113 births ranking #1782. In 2004, approximately 1 in every 83,460 girls born was named Dorothea. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.