Recorded 1914–1952 Girls' name Peak 1927 118 births

Dotsie — girls' name

118 babies named Dotsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dotsie was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dotsie in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dotsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Dotsie between 1914 and 1952, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dotsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dotsie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dotsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dotsie 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 118 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.

Dotsie at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

118

Since 1914

39 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1914

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1952

Dotsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1914

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Dotsie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
46 births that decade — 39% of Dotsie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dotsie?
118 babies have been named Dotsie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
When was Dotsie most popular?
Dotsie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Dotsie been used?
Dotsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 39 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Dotsie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dottie, Dotty, Dot, Dotti, and 4 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, 1914–1952 (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.