NameData
Name file · Girl · SSA 1880–2024
Dotty
Dotty is a girl's name.
▲ Risingthe Silent Generation
1,686
Total named
71
Avg ageestimated
1945
Peak year
#12,194
Rank in 2024
Dotty peaked in 1945, when about 53 girls were given the name. Today it ranks 12,194th for girls, rising. Most people named Dotty today are around 71 years old (estimated) — squarely the Silent Generation. In all, roughly 1,686 girls have been named Dotty since record-keeping began in 1909.

📈 Popularity over time

How many girls were named Dotty each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 194553 girls192019401960198020002020

↔ Names from the same era

Other girls' names that peaked around the same time as Dotty:
RogerOtiliaLorisHowardNaidaColene
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many girls were named Dotty each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all girls' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.