Dottie
Dottie was the 1385th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 434th; the most babies were born in 1943 (278). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,403 places. More babies were named Dottie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,385 girls, up 922 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 158girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1943278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,998babies recorded
Dottie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,385 | 158 |
| 2020 | #2,307 | 77 |
| 2010 | #9,965 | 11 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #9,506 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,224 | 45 |
| 1970 | #1,446 | 71 |
| 1960 | #751 | 185 |
| 1950 | #676 | 158 |
| 1940 | #485 | 198 |
| 1930 | #711 | 95 |
| 1920 | #887 | 67 |
| 1910 | #1,129 | 16 |
| 1900 | #784 | 22 |
| 1890 | #551 | 23 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dottie, counting every spelling?
Dottie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,268 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,385 for Dottie on its own. Together these spellings went to 165 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dottie | 158 | #1,385 | 690 |
| Dotty | 7 | #12,249 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dottie?
158 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dottie (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dottie 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 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dottie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dottie?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Dottie are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 46 and 78. That makes Dottie 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.
Dottie by state
How common Dottie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (8.5×), Indiana (1.8×), Ohio (1.5×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dottie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dottie, they share its era and feel.
Dottie is also a nickname for Dorothy and Dorothea.
Questions about the name Dottie
How popular is the name Dottie?
Dottie was the 1385th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 434th; the most babies were born in 1943 (278). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,403 places. More babies were named Dottie in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Dottie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dottie in the US.
Where is Dottie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dottie was most common in Utah (0.72 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Kansas.