The first name Dotty
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dottie.
Dotty is a short form of
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 27 girls were named Dotty, making it the 1,197th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 63 births (#641).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dotty with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dotty at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 7 girls born in the United States were named Dotty, the 12,249th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1945, when 53 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Dotty?
- In 2025, 27 girls born in England and Wales were named Dotty, ranking 1,197th. Its peak was 2018, with 63 births.
- Is Dotty a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,693 US babies named Dotty since 1880 were girls.
- When was Dotty most popular?
- 1945 in the United States, when 53 babies were named Dotty, its highest rank at 1,085th.