Girls' name · since 1924
Dotsy
Dotsy has 51 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dotsy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Dotsy recorded 51 times among girls since 1924, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1953.
- #34,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1924
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dotsy ranks #34,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1924, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1924
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dotsy's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dotsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dotsy's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dotsy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1953
- Peak year (1953)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dotsy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Dotsy's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dotsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Dotsy's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1950s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dotsy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1924–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dotsy 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 August 2026.