Dottie

#1,382 for girls in 2025, 158 births

Peak · girls
1944 · 275 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,998
since 1881

Dottie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dottie has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #434, 1944girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025#1,382158
2024#1,398160
2023#1,482147
2022#1,621130
2021#2,02495
2020#2,30277
2019#2,65165
2018#2,84159
2017#3,76940
2016#4,08336
2015#3,76740
2014#3,92538
2013#4,42232
2012#6,34120
2011#9,15012
2010#9,79011
2009#7,34117
2008#8,96513
2007#12,6768
2006#12,4208
2005—
2004#14,1796
2003#15,7845
2002—
2001#12,0567
2000—
1999#12,6886
1998#14,1225
1997#13,7245
1996#13,5185
1995#8,07910
1994#8,8049
1993#13,4425
1992#9,4918
1991#11,5096
1990#9,2478
1989#8,0379
1988#5,06516
1987#5,31214
1986#4,72416
1985#3,62123
1984#2,67734
1983#3,34024
1982#3,53023
1981#3,43624
1980#2,21845
1979#2,21844
1978#2,05046
1977#2,16243
1976#2,09941
1975#2,06042
1974#1,99942
1973#1,64755
1972#1,62755
1971#1,66555
1970#1,44471
1969#1,46564
1968#1,40664
1967#1,20478
1966#1,25174
1965#1,18782
1964#912131
1963#973119
1962#902137
1961#758188
1960#751185
1959#781171
1958#675215
1957#702201
1956#731175
1955#787150
1954#775146
1953#724157
1952#687170
1951#690161
1950#675158
1949#692148
1948#587202
1947#560232
1946#498245
1945#463240
1944#434275
1943#447278
1942#481235
1941#481212
1940#485198
1939#591128
1938#584139
1937#577136
1936#567133
1935#582123
1934#572127
1933#645104
1932#565133
1931#69792
1930#71095
1929#670109
1928#692102
1927#655121
1926#80481
1925#92365
1924#99259
1923#90765
1922#80881
1921#93563
1920#88567
1919#83569
1918#90063
1917#97851
1916#94053
1915#1,05540
1914#1,38521
1913#1,06726
1912#90331
1911#79030
1910#1,11016
1909#89021
1908#69831
1907#99015
1906#79321
1905#60933
1904#1,2519
1903#89615
1902#64227
1901#74719
1900#78022
1899#61625
1898#66624
1897#64423
1896#70720
1895#54729
1894#90512
1893#71317
1892#72616
1891#69515
1890#54823
1889#83910
1888#63616
1887#58615
1886#65712
1885#69510
1884#7319
1883#9205
1882#59610
1881#6797
1880—
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Dottie! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2000, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dottie is popular in 1943

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #695 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,020 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,648 girlsINOhio: #311 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,418 girlsOHPennsylvania: #488 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,015 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #586 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,798 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,656 girlsMOKentucky: #226 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsKYWest Virginia: #86 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 464 girlsWVVirginia: #382 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,332 girlsVAMaryland: #270 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,357 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,156 girlsARTennessee: #239 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,605 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #322 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,157 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #438 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,270 girlsOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,748 girlsLAMississippi: #352 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,787 girlsMSAlabama: #295 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,267 girlsALGeorgia: #361 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,322 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie, so not publishedHITexas: #568 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,718 girlsTXFlorida: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#86 · 1 in 464
  2. Kentucky#226 · 1 in 1,524
  3. Tennessee#239 · 1 in 1,605
  4. Maryland#270 · 1 in 2,357
  5. Florida#294 · 1 in 2,083

Best ever in a state: #77 in West Virginia, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#86421 in 464
Kentucky#226191 in 1,524
Tennessee#239201 in 1,605
Maryland#27081 in 2,357
Florida#294101 in 2,083
Alabama#295151 in 2,267
Ohio#311191 in 3,418
North Carolina#322151 in 2,871
Missouri#33991 in 3,656
Mississippi#35291 in 2,787
Louisiana#357101 in 2,748
Georgia#361111 in 3,322
Indiana#37471 in 4,648
Virginia#38271 in 4,332
South Carolina#40661 in 4,157
Arkansas#42251 in 4,156
Oklahoma#43851 in 4,270
Pennsylvania#488101 in 9,015
Texas#568131 in 5,718
California#586101 in 7,798
Illinois#69551 in 14,020
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dottie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#1,398 → #1,382)
  • 920 spots since 2020 (#2,302 → #1,382)
  • 2,385 spots since 2015 (#3,767 → #1,382)
  • Biggest jump: 642 spots in 1905 (#1,251 → #609)
  • Biggest drop: 355 spots in 1904 (#896 → #1,251)
Rise & fade · girls
63 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1944 at #434 (275 births)
  • Births halved by 1962, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 79 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1916–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,826
  • Highest: 1 in 4,826 girls born in 1944 were named Dottie (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,173 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 22.7% of all girls named Dottie (2,265) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s94#586 (1887)#704
1890s204#547 (1895)#677
1900s213#609 (1905)#830
1910s400#790 (1911)#996
1920s813#655 (1927)#827
1930s1,210#565 (1932)#609
1940s2,265#434 (1944)#513
1950s1,704#675 (1958)#723
1960s1,122#751 (1960)#1,081
1970s494#1,444 (1970)#1,897
1980s228#2,218 (1980)#4,196
1990s67#8,079 (1995)#11,462
2000s64#7,341 (2009)#11,917
2010s353#2,651 (2019)#5,074
2020s767#1,382 (2025)#1,702

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dottie in 1943

girls
#447
278 births · 1 in 5,019 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #447Dottie278
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 5,019 of them was named Dottie, which outranked 91.7% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dottie
  1. #444Cecile280
  2. #444Katharine280
  3. #444Mavis280
  4. #447Dottie278
  5. #447Lora278
  6. #449Lynette276
  7. #450Clarice274
  8. #451Imogene273

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1943 →