How Many People Are Named Dodie?
An estimated 1,016 people in the United States have the first name Dodie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Dodie peaked in popularity in 1971 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dodie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dodie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,016
About 1 in 337,357 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1971
89 births
Total Registered
1,258
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dodie
Dodie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,258 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dodie as a female name
Ranked #11,805 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1971 (89 births)
Dodie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dodie span from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 464 babies were registered. Dodie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dodie by Decade
How has Dodie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dodie by State
Birth registrations for Dodie span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Indiana, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 28 Dodies were registered per state.
Dodie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dodie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dodie
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Dodie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dodie?
We estimate approximately 1,016 people named Dodie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 337,357 Americans share this first name.
Is Dodie a common name?
Dodie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,258 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dodie most popular?
Dodie reached peak popularity in 1971, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dodie is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dodie a female name?
Dodie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dodie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dodie Smith, Dodie Johnson, Dodie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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