Dottie

Meaning: God's gift
Origin: Greek — Short form of Dorothy

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) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #539 in Scotland (2025) · #608 in Ireland (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,282 in Canada (2025) · #5,306 in Ecuador (2001).

Famous Dotties

Dottie West — American country music singer and songwriter (1932–1991)
Dottie Pepper — American golfer and sports broadcaster (born 1965)
Dottie Rambo — American singer and songwriter (1934–2008)
Dottie Peoples — Gospel singer from Dayton, Ohio, United States (born 1950)
Dottie Green — American baseball player (1921–1992)

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 · Ronnie · Dove · Ruthie · Lois · Althea

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