Dotty
Dotty was the 12249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 988th; the most babies were born in 1945 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,939 places. More babies were named Dotty in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,249 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 194553 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,693babies recorded
Dotty popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,249 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,501 | 9 |
| 1960 | #1,730 | 43 |
| 1950 | #1,733 | 30 |
| 1940 | #1,048 | 47 |
| 1930 | #1,295 | 34 |
| 1920 | #3,163 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dotty, counting every spelling?
Dotty is a spelling of Dottie, a name family that ranked #1,268 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,249 for Dotty 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 Dotty?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dotty (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dotty 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dotty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dotty?
About 900 people born in the US named Dotty are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 65 and 81. That makes Dotty 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 Dotty: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dotty, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dotty
How popular is the name Dotty?
Dotty was the 12249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 988th; the most babies were born in 1945 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,939 places. More babies were named Dotty in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Dotty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dotty in the US.