How Many People Are Named Dottie?
An estimated 5,096 people in the United States have the first name Dottie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Dottie peaked in popularity in 1943 with 278 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dottie 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 Dottie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,096
About 1 in 67,259 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1943
278 births
Total Registered
9,836
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dottie
Dottie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,836 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dottie as a female name
Ranked #1,406 in 2024
158 female births in 2024
Peak: 1943 (278 births)
Dottie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dottie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 2,265 babies were registered. Dottie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dottie by Decade
How has Dottie 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.
Dottie by State
Birth registrations for Dottie span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, West Virginia, Kentucky. The lowest are in Minnesota, Idaho, District of Columbia. On average, about 177 Dotties were registered per state.
Dottie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dottie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dottie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dottie?
We estimate approximately 5,096 people named Dottie 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 67,259 Americans share this first name.
Is Dottie a common name?
Dottie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,836 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dottie most popular?
Dottie reached peak popularity in 1943, when 278 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dottie is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dottie a female name?
Dottie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dottie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dottie Smith, Dottie Johnson, Dottie 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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