Dot
Dot was the 9017th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 733rd; the most babies were born in 1935 (46). More babies were named Dot in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,017 girls, up 3,479 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193546 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,392babies recorded
Dot popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 22 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,017 | 11 |
| 2020 | #12,496 | 7 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #3,252 | 15 |
| 1950 | #4,422 | 7 |
| 1940 | #1,529 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,376 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,520 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,551 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,184 | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dot, counting every spelling?
Dot has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dot?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dot (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dot born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dot.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dot?
About 400 people born in the US named Dot are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 65 and 86. That makes Dot a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dot: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dot, they share its era and feel.
Dot is also a nickname for Dorothy.
Questions about the name Dot
How popular is the name Dot?
Dot was the 9017th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 733rd; the most babies were born in 1935 (46). More babies were named Dot in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Dot a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dot in the US.