Dottie

“Variant of Dorothy — God's gift” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #1385 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Dottie is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1944, when it ranked #434. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 10,000 girls since 1881, ranked #1385 today. In Utah it runs about 7× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dotties

Dottie West — American country music singer and songwriter (1932–1991)
Dottie Thomas — American hematologist
Dottie Dodgion — American musician
Dottie Pepper — American professional golfer
Dottie Leonard Miller — American business executive

What Dotties become

Among 32 notable people named Dottie:

Entertainers appear 3.02× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dottie West, American country music singer and songwriter (1932–1991).

Similar names: Dolly · Lois · Dove · Ruthie · Eris · Althea

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