Dorotha

Dorotha is a female given name: 100% of people named Dorotha are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 0%Female 100%

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 / 4,788 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dorotha

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorotha," in English, "Guten Tag Dorotha," in German. Dorotha is a female given name: about 100% of people named Dorotha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dorotha,

German

Guten Tag Dorotha,

French

Bonjour Dorotha,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dorotha:

Chinese

Dorotha您好：

Japanese

Dorotha様

English

Hi Dorotha,

German

Hi Dorotha,

French

Salut Dorotha,

Spanish

Hola Dorotha,

Chinese

Dorotha你好：

Japanese

Dorothaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Dorotha by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	0%

United States birth data

0 male · 4,788 female · 4,788 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Frequently asked questions

Is Dorotha a male or female name?

Dorotha is a female given name: 100% of people named Dorotha are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Dorotha in an email?

Is Dorotha a unisex name?

Dorotha is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Dorotha are men. Dorotha leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dorotha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorotha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_dorotha,
  title  = {Is Dorotha a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorotha},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}