Recorded 1943–2023 Girls' name Peak 1958 208 births

Dotti — girls' name

208 babies named Dotti in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s361950s751960s581970s132010s112020s15
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dotti was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dotti in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dotti

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Dotti between 1943 and 2023, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dotti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dotti performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dotti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dotti 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 208 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.

Dotti at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

208

Since 1943

81 years of records

Peak year

1958

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1943

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dotti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1943

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1958)
15
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
05101520 20232013196519611957195319451943 5

Dotti by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
75 births that decade — 36% of Dotti's all-time total
1940s361950s751960s581970s132010s112020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dotti?
208 babies have been named Dotti since 1943. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1958 with 15 births.
When was Dotti most popular?
Dotti was most popular in the 1950s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Dotti been used?
Dotti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 81 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dotti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dottie, Dotty, Dot, Dotsie, 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, 1943–2023 (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.