Dottie
Girl · DOT-ee · Greek
Dottie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of God”. In 2025 it ranked 232nd for girls in the UK (223 babies) and 1,382nd for girls in the US (158 babies).
What does Dottie mean?
Greek: pet form of Dorothy
“gift of God”
A pet form of Dorothy, now often used as a name in its own right.
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- DOT-ee
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Is Dottie a girl's or a boy's name?
Dottie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 223 girls in the UK and 158 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dottie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #232among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 223about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 223 girls in the UK were named Dottie, making it the 232nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 303rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 246 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dottie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 250 girls in the UK were given Dottie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #223, up from #232 for this spelling alone.
- Dottie 223
- Dotty 27
Among girls in 2025, it was 218th in England and Wales, 539th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Dottie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 223 | #232 |
| 2024 | 227 | #230 |
| 2023 | 246 | #217 |
| 2022 | 199 | #261 |
| 2021 | 182 | #289 |
| 2020 | 175 | #303 |
| 2019 | 158 | #328 |
| 2018 | 143 | #358 |
| 2017 | 119 | #410 |
| 2016 | 73 | #631 |
| 2015 | 62 | #702 |
| 2014 | 52 | #812 |
| 2013 | 37 | #1,044 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
How popular is Dottie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,382among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 158about 1 in 10,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 158 girls in the US were named Dottie, making it the 1,382nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,302nd. Its busiest year was 1943, with 278 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the girls named Dottie in the US since 1880 were born between 1936 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 165 girls in the US were given Dottie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,204, up from #1,382 for this spelling alone.
- Dottie 158
- Dotty 7
Dottie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 158 | #1,382 |
| 2024 | 160 | #1,398 |
| 2023 | 147 | #1,482 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,621 |
| 2021 | 95 | #2,024 |
| 2020 | 77 | #2,302 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,651 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,338 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 34 | #2,676 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 45 | #2,218 |
| 1979 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 43 | #2,162 |
| 1976 | 41 | #2,099 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,999 |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,647 |
| 1972 | 55 | #1,627 |
| 1971 | 55 | #1,665 |
| 1970 | 71 | #1,444 |
| 1969 | 64 | #1,465 |
| 1968 | 64 | #1,406 |
| 1967 | 78 | #1,204 |
| 1966 | 74 | #1,251 |
| 1965 | 82 | #1,187 |
| 1964 | 131 | #912 |
| 1963 | 119 | #973 |
| 1962 | 137 | #902 |
| 1961 | 188 | #758 |
| 1960 | 185 | #751 |
| 1959 | 171 | #781 |
| 1958 | 215 | #675 |
| 1957 | 201 | #701 |
| 1956 | 175 | #730 |
| 1955 | 150 | #786 |
| 1954 | 146 | #774 |
| 1953 | 157 | #723 |
| 1952 | 170 | #686 |
| 1951 | 161 | #689 |
| 1950 | 158 | #674 |
| 1949 | 148 | #691 |
| 1948 | 202 | #586 |
| 1947 | 232 | #560 |
| 1946 | 245 | #498 |
| 1945 | 240 | #463 |
| 1944 | 275 | #434 |
| 1943 | 278 | #447 |
| 1942 | 235 | #481 |
| 1941 | 212 | #481 |
| 1940 | 198 | #485 |
| 1939 | 128 | #591 |
| 1938 | 139 | #584 |
| 1937 | 136 | #577 |
| 1936 | 133 | #567 |
| 1935 | 123 | #582 |
| 1934 | 127 | #572 |
| 1933 | 104 | #645 |
| 1932 | 133 | #565 |
| 1931 | 92 | #697 |
| 1930 | 95 | #710 |
| 1929 | 109 | #670 |
| 1928 | 102 | #692 |
| 1927 | 121 | #655 |
| 1926 | 81 | #804 |
| 1925 | 65 | #923 |
| 1924 | 59 | #992 |
| 1923 | 65 | #907 |
| 1922 | 81 | #808 |
| 1921 | 63 | #935 |
| 1920 | 67 | #885 |
| 1919 | 69 | #835 |
| 1918 | 63 | #900 |
| 1917 | 51 | #978 |
| 1916 | 53 | #940 |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,055 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,385 |
| 1913 | 26 | #1,067 |
| 1912 | 31 | #903 |
| 1911 | 30 | #790 |
| 1910 | 16 | #1,110 |
| 1909 | 21 | #890 |
| 1908 | 31 | #698 |
| 1907 | 15 | #990 |
| 1906 | 21 | #793 |
| 1905 | 33 | #609 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,250 |
| 1903 | 15 | #896 |
| 1902 | 27 | #642 |
| 1901 | 19 | #747 |
| 1900 | 22 | #780 |
| 1899 | 25 | #616 |
| 1898 | 24 | #666 |
| 1897 | 23 | #644 |
| 1896 | 20 | #707 |
| 1895 | 29 | #547 |
| 1894 | 12 | #905 |
| 1893 | 17 | #713 |
| 1892 | 16 | #726 |
| 1891 | 15 | #695 |
| 1890 | 23 | #548 |
| 1889 | 10 | #839 |
| 1888 | 16 | #636 |
| 1887 | 15 | #586 |
| 1886 | 12 | #657 |
| 1885 | 10 | #695 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 5 | #920 |
| 1882 | 10 | #596 |
| 1881 | 7 | #679 |
Nicknames for Dottie
- Dot
Names like Dottie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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