Dorothea is a girl's name of German origin meaning “god's gift.” In 2024 it was given to 93 girls in the United States.
Dorothea belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “god's gift” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dorothea first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #174 in 1912, and in 2024 93 babies received the name — 34,308 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dorothea means “god's gift” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dorothea is a girl name. In 2024, 93 babies received the name in the US.
Dorothea comes from the German, French and Greek tradition.
Dorothea first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #174 in 1912, and 93 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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