Doretha
Doretha is a female given name: 100% of people named Doretha are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 8,561 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Doretha
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Doretha," in English, "Guten Tag Doretha," in German. Doretha is a female given name: about 100% of people named Doretha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Doretha,
German
Guten Tag Doretha,
French
Bonjour Doretha,
Spanish
Estimado/a Doretha:
Chinese
Doretha您好：
Japanese
Doretha様
English
Hi Doretha,
German
Hi Doretha,
French
Salut Doretha,
Spanish
Hola Doretha,
Chinese
Doretha你好：
Japanese
Dorethaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 8,561 female · 8,561 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Doretha a male or female name?
Doretha is a female given name: 100% of people named Doretha are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Doretha in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Doretha," in English, "Guten Tag Doretha," in German. Doretha is a female given name: about 100% of people named Doretha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Doretha a unisex name?
Doretha is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Doretha are men. Doretha leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Doretha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/doretha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_doretha,
title = {Is Doretha a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/doretha},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}