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Dottie

As of 2025, Dottie ranks #1382 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 158 girls received the name that year. After peaking all the way back in 1944, Dottie is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. SSA records for Dottie go back to 1881; the peak came in 1944 at #434, with 275 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Utah, where it ranks #310 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1382
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#434
in 1944 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
158
girls named Dottie

Dottie popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.011%0.017%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#434 in 1944
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1944

Where Dottie is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025WA—Idaho: #351 (6 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)ID#351Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025ND—Minnesota: #597 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#597Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025IL—Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #1035 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#1035Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025CT—California: #2093 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#2093Utah: #310 (14 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)UT#310Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025NM—Kansas: #404 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KS#404Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #483 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OK#483Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Dottie in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Idaho (#351), Utah (#310), Kansas (#404)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dottie in the most recent year of SSA data.

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