First Name DORETHA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DORETHA is ranked as the 2264th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,595.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.7 people named DORETHA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DORETHA is 5,596.
  • The SSA data also shows that DORETHA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names DORETHA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,595 +/-3.8%
  • National Rank 2,264
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,596
  • National Rank 2,940
  • Percentile Rank 96.82%
  • Proportion/100k 1.76

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DORETHA is 67.1% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 27.6% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DORETHA have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DORETHA is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DORETHA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 67.1% 63.9% 3.2%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 27.6% 12.3% 15.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DORETHA is Georgia where 804 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DORETHA, as 14.41 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Louisiana is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Oregon (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 15 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DORETHA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 420 3.26 96.4% Indiana 181 2.75 93.8% Iowa 7 0.24 68.2% Kansas 14 0.48 59.6% Michigan 251 2.53 97.2% Minnesota 16 0.28 81.5% Missouri 346 11.55 95.3% Nebraska 13 0.7 58.9% North Dakota 8 1.09 16.5% Ohio 203 1.75 94.6% South Dakota 9 1.04 17.5% Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DORETHA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 420 3.26 96.4%
Indiana 181 2.75 93.8%
Iowa 7 0.24 68.2%
Kansas 14 0.48 59.6%
Michigan 251 2.53 97.2%
Minnesota 16 0.28 81.5%
Missouri 346 11.55 95.3%
Nebraska 13 0.7 58.9%
North Dakota 8 1.09 16.5%
Ohio 203 1.75 94.6%
South Dakota 9 1.04 17.5%
Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.3%
West State Statistics First-Names DORETHA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 83.9% California 365 0.94 96.0% Colorado 34 0.63 79.4% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 16.2% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 46 1.62 81.4% New Mexico 30 1.42 70.8% Oregon 7 0.18 15.8% Utah 8 0.28 16.3% Washington 22 0.31 81.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DORETHA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 83.9%
California 365 0.94 96.0%
Colorado 34 0.63 79.4%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 16.2%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 46 1.62 81.4%
New Mexico 30 1.42 70.8%
Oregon 7 0.18 15.8%
Utah 8 0.28 16.3%
Washington 22 0.31 81.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DORETHA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 83.4% Maine 20 1.53 60.3% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 250 2.8 94.3% New York 281 1.42 96.3% Pennsylvania 262 2.05 95.4% Rhode Island 9 0.86 15.1% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DORETHA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 83.4%
Maine 20 1.53 60.3%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 250 2.8 94.3%
New York 281 1.42 96.3%
Pennsylvania 262 2.05 95.4%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 15.1%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names DORETHA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 293 6.04 95.5% Arkansas 96 3.24 90.1% Delaware 53 5.7 92.1% Dist. of Columbia 95 14.37 92.9% Florida 650 3.27 98.2% Georgia 804 7.97 97.8% Kentucky 71 1.62 88.2% Louisiana 670 14.41 96.7% Maryland 497 8.32 97.4% Mississippi 346 11.55 95.3% North Carolina 587 5.9 97.9% Oklahoma 185 4.78 92.7% South Carolina 512 10.59 96.5% Tennessee 263 4.02 95.5% Texas 614 2.28 97.7% Virginia 504 6.05 96.9% West Virginia 36 1.97 76.0%

South States
State stats for the first name DORETHA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 293 6.04 95.5%
Arkansas 96 3.24 90.1%
Delaware 53 5.7 92.1%
Dist. of Columbia 95 14.37 92.9%
Florida 650 3.27 98.2%
Georgia 804 7.97 97.8%
Kentucky 71 1.62 88.2%
Louisiana 670 14.41 96.7%
Maryland 497 8.32 97.4%
Mississippi 346 11.55 95.3%
North Carolina 587 5.9 97.9%
Oklahoma 185 4.78 92.7%
South Carolina 512 10.59 96.5%
Tennessee 263 4.02 95.5%
Texas 614 2.28 97.7%
Virginia 504 6.05 96.9%
West Virginia 36 1.97 76.0%
 

Full Names with DORETHA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DORETHA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DORETHA.

The most popular full name is DORETHA Johnson. 2.59% of all the people named DORETHA have this family name.

There are 983 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DORETHA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DORETHA Johnson 2.59%
2 DORETHA Williams 2.22%
3 DORETHA Smith 1.57%
4 DORETHA Brown 1.40%
5 DORETHA Davis 1.35%
6 DORETHA Jones 1.35%
7 DORETHA Thomas 1.08%
8 DORETHA Allen 0.76%
9 DORETHA Hill 0.76%
10 DORETHA Jackson 0.76%
11 DORETHA Lee 0.76%
12 DORETHA Robinson 0.76%
13 DORETHA Thompson 0.70%
14 DORETHA White 0.70%
15 DORETHA Taylor 0.65%
16 DORETHA Wilson 0.65%
17 DORETHA Lewis 0.59%
18 DORETHA Moore 0.59%
19 DORETHA Coleman 0.54%
20 DORETHA Evans 0.54%

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