Dottie Name Popularity

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How popular is Dottie?

In 2018 the rare name Dottie, ranked the 2,865th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dottie is currently less popular.

Position 434, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1944.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1943 with 278 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dottie was less than 5, most recently in 2005.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dottie occurred roughly during the years 1884-1890, 1912-1918, 1923-1927, 1929-1932, 1937-1943, 2011-2014, and 2015-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1960-1966, 1970-1974, 1978-1981, and 1984-1988.

The popularity trend for Dottie has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Dottie for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dottie?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Dottie is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Dottie (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		58	2,865
2017		40	3,779
2016		36	4,093
2015		39	3,854
2014		38	3,937
2013		32	4,443
2012		20	6,398
2011		12	9,304
2010		11	9,958
2009		17	7,433
2008		13	9,106
2007		8	13,011
2006		8	12,723
2005		< 5	--
2004		6	14,652
2003		5	16,474
2002		< 5	--
2001		7	12,422
2000		< 5	--
1999		6	13,141
1998		5	14,828
1997		5	14,379
1996		5	14,132
1995		10	8,268
1994		9	9,032
1993		5	14,110
1992		8	9,727
1991		6	11,922
1990		8	9,502
1989		9	8,231
1988		16	5,123
1987		14	5,373
1986		16	4,787
1985		23	3,645
1984		34	2,690
1983		24	3,358
1982		23	3,556
1981		24	3,456
1980		45	2,226
1979		44	2,219
1978		46	2,060
1977		43	2,168
1976		41	2,109
1975		42	2,069
1974		42	2,005
1973		55	1,652
1972		55	1,634
1971		55	1,666
1970		71	1,446
1969		65	1,455
1968		64	1,406
1967		78	1,205
1966		74	1,252
1965		82	1,189
1964		131	913
1963		119	974
1962		137	902
1961		188	758
1960		185	750
1959		171	780
1958		215	675
1957		200	703
1956		175	731
1955		150	787
1954		145	778
1953		158	723
1952		170	687
1951		161	691
1950		158	675
1949		148	693
1948		202	587
1947		233	559
1946		245	498
1945		240	463
1944		275	434
1943		278	447
1942		235	481
1941		212	481
1940		198	485
1939		128	590
1938		139	584
1937		136	579
1936		133	569
1935		123	582
1934		127	571
1933		104	645
1932		133	566
1931		92	697
1930		95	711
1929		109	670
1928		102	692
1927		121	655
1926		81	808
1925		65	923
1924		59	994
1923		65	908
1922		81	809
1921		63	937
1920		67	887
1919		69	836
1918		63	903
1917		51	981
1916		53	943
1915		40	1,058
1914		21	1,395
1913		26	1,074
1912		31	907
1911		30	792
1910		16	1,129
1909		21	894
1908		31	701
1907		15	998
1906		21	802
1905		33	609
1904		9	1,289
1903		15	904
1902		27	644
1901		19	750
1900		22	784
1899		25	619
1898		24	667
1897		23	648
1896		20	710
1895		29	549
1894		12	915
1893		17	725
1892		16	737
1891		15	701
1890		23	551
1889		10	854
1888		16	647
1887		15	592
1886		12	665
1885		10	702
1884		9	751
1883		5	955
1882		10	607
1881		7	697
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.