Dottie

Meaning: God's gift
Origin: Variant of Dorothy (from Greek)

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

In recent years, Dottie ran about 7× its national rate in Utah.

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

Around the world

See how Dottie ranks in other countries and regions.

#218 in England & Wales (2025) · #431 in N. Ireland (2025) · #572 in Scotland (2025) · #638 in Ireland (2025) · #2,803 in Canada (2024).

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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