Dottie
Dottie or Dotty is a feminine given name or nickname which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dottie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dottie or Dotty is a feminine given name or nickname which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dottie
American parents first put Dottie on the record books as a baby girl name in 1881, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 278 Dotties were born — ranking #447 that year. About 22% of every Dottie on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dottie ranks #1,272 for baby girls with 180 births, rising sharply (+133% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dottie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dottie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Dottie
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dotty Skarvøy (born 1967) the dog which exploded.
- Dottie Alexander (born 1972), keyboardist for of Montreal, an American indie pop band
- Dottie Ardina (born 1993), Filipino professional golfer
- Dotty Attie (born 1938), American painter and printmaker
- Dottie Wiltse Collins (1923–2008), American pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Dottie Dodgion (1929–2021), American jazz drummer and singer
- Dottie Frazier (1922–2022), American diver, designer, and dive shop owner
- Dottie Green (1921–1992), American player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
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Names that sound like Dottie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dottie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Dottie
Dottie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Dottie's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #434. Use the chart and map above to compare Dottie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.