Recorded 1947–1955 Girls' name Peak 1949 33 births

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.

1940s161950s17
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dottye was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

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 1955

Total births

33

Since 1947

9 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1947

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1955

Dottye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1947

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Dottye by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
17 births that decade — 52% of Dottye's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dottye?
33 babies have been named Dottye since 1947. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Dottye most popular?
Dottye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Dottye been used?
Dottye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 9 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Dottye?
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.

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.