Dottye — girls' name
33 babies named Dottye in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
52% of everyone ever named Dottye was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Dottye in 1949 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dottye
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Dottye between 1947 and 1955, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dottye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dottye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dottye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dottye 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 33 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.
Dottye at a glance
Last recorded 1955Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dottye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1947
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1955.
33 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1949 with 6 births in a single year.
Dottye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 17 births that decade — 52% of Dottye's all-time total
Dottye decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Dottye's strongest decade
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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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, 1947–1955 (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.