Dottie
2025 SSA
About Dottie
Dottie and Dot are old Dorothy nicknames that some cutting-edge Brits are bringing back to fashion. It's been half a century since Dottie ranked on its own in this country, one of those nickname names that flourished in the 1890's.
Probably the most prominent bearer of the name was the seminal country music singer Dottie West--born Dorothy, of course. In the movie A League of Their Own, Geena Davis's leading character Dottie Hinson was based on real life women's pro baseball player Dottie Kamenshek.
Dot can make an adorable middle name--if your last name isn't Com.
Pronounced DAH-tee.
As of October 2026, Dottie ranked #1385 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #434 in 1944, Nameberry popularity #803.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,943 | 38 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | #3,864 | 39 | 21.8 |
| 2016 | #4,106 | 36 | 20.3 |
| 2017 | #3,792 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #2,849 | 59 | 34.7 |
| 2019 | #2,658 | 65 | 38.7 |
| 2020 | #2,307 | 77 | 47.6 |
| 2021 | #2,029 | 95 | 57.9 |
| 2022 | #1,637 | 129 | 78.7 |
| 2023 | #1,480 | 147 | 91.6 |
| 2024 | #1,406 | 158 | 97.5 |
| 2025 | #1,385 | 158 | 98.3 |
World rankings
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Dottie on lists
Famous Dotties
- Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh)
American country music singer
- Dottie Pepper
American golfer
- Dottie Rambo (born Joyce Reba Luttrell)
American gospel singer
- Dorothea Amanda "Dottie" Cannon
Miss Minnesota USA 2006
- Dorothy "Dottie" Alexander
American keyboardist for band of Montreal
- Dorothy "Dottie" Green
All,American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Dottie Cox Pickett
American blogger; sister of actress Courteney Cox
- Dottie Juliette James
British YouTuber
Dottie in pop culture
- Dottie "Doc" McStuffins
main character on Disney Junior series Doc McStuffins
- Dotty
character in Aphmau's YouTube series