Recorded 1914–1928 Unisex name Peak 1914 28 births

Dosie — unisex name

28 babies named Dosie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s20
1920s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Dosie was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dosie in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dosie

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Dosie between 1914 and 1928, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dosie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Dosie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1920.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dosie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dosie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dosie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dosie at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

28

Since 1914

15 years of records

Peak year

1914

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1914

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1928

Dosie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1914

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1914)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 1928192419221914 8

Dosie popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1920 (Dosie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19241920 7

Dosie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 71% of Dosie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dosie?
28 babies have been named Dosie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1914 with 8 births.
When was Dosie most popular?
Dosie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Is Dosie a unisex name?
Yes, Dosie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 28 births, and as a boy's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Dosie been used?
Dosie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 15 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Dosie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Doshie, Doshia, Dossie, Dosha, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.