Dodie
About Dodie
Sweet old-fashioned nickname name that could make a comeback in the wake of Sadie, Edie et al. Famous bearers include author Dodie Smith, who wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle.
Downside: The dodo bird.
Pronounced DOH-dee.
As of October 2026, Dodie ranked #11805 in US births in 1987 SSA, peaked at #1234 in 1963.
Editor's take: The name Dodie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "gift of god".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Dodie on lists
Famous Dodies
- Dorothy Miranda "Dodie" Clark
English singer,songwriter and vlogger
- Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith
English novelist and playwright
- Dodie Stevens (born Geraldine Ann Pasquale)
American pop singer
- Dodie Bellamy
American novelist
- Dodie Kazanjian
American journalist and author
- Dodi Fayed
son of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al,Fayed, boyfriend of Princess Diana at time of their death
Dodie in pop culture
- Deirdre Hortense "Dodie" Bishop
character on animated series "As Told by Ginger"
- Dorothy "Dodie" McGowan
character in 1956 film "Teenage Rebel"