Dotty Girl
How popular is Dotty?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Dotty in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
910living people named Dotty (est.)
73median age of people named Dotty
1,693babies named Dotty since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Dotty popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 228 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #16,413 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1945 (53 girls) |
| Highest rank | #987 in 1939 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dotty counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dottie family of names ranked #1,148 for girls in 2025 (#1,150 the year before), with 165 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dottie | 158 | 96% |
| Dotty | 7 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Dotty by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 93 | #1,799 |
| 1920s | 191 | #1,305 |
| 1930s | 327 | #987 |
| 1940s | 453 | #1,046 |
| 1950s | 337 | #1,636 |
| 1960s | 199 | #1,724 |
| 1970s | 41 | #5,412 |
| 1980s | 7 | #8,126 |
| 2000s | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2020s | 30 | #11,928 |
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Questions
- Is Dotty a boy or girl name?
- Dotty is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dotty were girls.
- How popular is the name Dotty?
- 7 baby girls were named Dotty in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Dotty most popular?
- Dotty peaked in 1945, when 53 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #987 in 1939.
- How many people are named Dotty?
- 1,693 babies have been named Dotty in the US since 1880. We estimate about 910 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 73.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.