Total births
118
Girls' name · since 1914
Dotsie
Dotsie has 118 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 118
- total births
- 1914–1952
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Dotsie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 118 have been recorded since 1914.
Dotsie has 118 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1952.
- 118 total births
- 1914–1952 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
118 girls have been named Dotsie since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1952.
- 118
- total births
- 1914–1952
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
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.
Dotsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dotsie's full recorded timeline at 1929, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dotsie at a glance
Last recorded 1952Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Dotsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1952
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dotsie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Dotsie's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Dotsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dotsie? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 118 babies named Dotsie. The most recent recorded year was 1952. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Dotsie go back to 1914, giving 39 years of history 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.
What to do with Dotsie's data
- Dotsie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dotsie
Nearby Names Like Dotsie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dotsie
Dottie Girl
#1400 9,998 births
Dotty Girl
#12220 1,693 births
Dot Girl
#11139 1,370 births
Dotti Girl
208 births
Dotsy Girl
51 births
Compare Dotsie side by side: Dotsie vs Dottie Dotsie vs Dotty Dotsie vs Dot
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dotsie: Baby Name Since 1914 - 118 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dotsie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dotsie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.