Dossie
The Story of Dossie
As a girl name
Dossie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 21 Dossies were born — ranking #1,622 that year. As of 2026, Dossie ranks #6,389 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 568 Dossies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dossie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 18 Dossies were born — ranking #1,871 that year. As of 2026, Dossie ranks #4,439 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 466 Dossies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dossie
Dossie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 568 births in the dataset. Dossie's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,622. Use the chart and map above to compare Dossie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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