Girls' name · since 1909
Dotty
Dotty has 1,693 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,693
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dotty is the #11999 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,693 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dotty has been recorded 1,693 times among girls since 1909, currently ranked #11999 nationally and more common than 31% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #5,272 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,999 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,693 born since 1909
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dotty ranks #5,272 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,999 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,693 born since 1909, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,272 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,999 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,693
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Dotty's 1,693 recorded births place it above 92.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Dotty compares
1,693 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dotty's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dotty | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,693 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dotty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dotty splits its recorded history at 1947: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1945 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dotty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1945)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Dotty by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (453 births, 27% of the file).
1940s was Dotty's strongest decade.
453 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dotty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 93
1910s
93 births
- 1920s
1920s
191 births
- 1930s
1930s
327 births
- 1940s
1940s
453 births
- 1950s
1950s
337 births
- 1960s
1960s
199 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 453 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dotty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dotty's total volume
Dotty by state
Where Dotty concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 52 | 3.1% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 49 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 40 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
52 of 1,693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dotty's data
- Dotty's decade-level peak was the 1940s (453 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Dottys (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
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 Dotty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Dotty 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.