Feminine dossier · first seen 1881
Dottie
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1943
Peak births
278
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Dottie
How many people are named Dottie?
An estimated 4,658 living Americans are named Dottie.
How rare is Dottie?
Dottie is uncommon among babies today, with 158 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 43.2% from its 1943 peak.
How old is the typical Dottie?
The median age of a living American named Dottie is approximately 63 years, with most bearers falling between 23 and 73 years old.
Is Dottie still popular?
Yes — Dottie is currently rising in popularity, with 158 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 4.9× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Dottie most common?
Dottie has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 10.2× more often than the national baseline.
1881Peak 19432025
Peak year
1943
Decline from peak
43.2%
2025
158
All-time
9,998
Where it lives now
Dottie is most concentrated in Utah — about 8.0× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Dottie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.