Is Dot a boy or girl name?

Dot is a girl’s name. Of the 1,392 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.4% were girls and 1.6% were boys.

Dot

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Dot was most popular in 1935, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,871 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,392 people named Dot.

Dot over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dot’s peak in 1935. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dot a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dot is a girl’s name — 98.4% of the 1,392 Americans given it were girls and 1.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dot

Where Dot is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Alabama 25.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org