Is Dotty a boy or girl name?

Dotty is a girl’s name. Of the 1,693 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Dotty

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Dotty was most popular in 1945, when 53 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,879 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,693 people named Dotty.

Dotty over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dotty’s peak in 1945. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dotty a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dotty is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,693 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Dotty

Where Dotty is most concentrated

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

Kentucky 13.7×

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